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Marcello Fois
Marcello Fois (born 1960) is an Italian writer. He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel ''Ferro Recente'' was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including: * 1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for ''Picta'' * 1997 – Premio Dessì for ''Nulla'' * 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for ''Sempre caro'' * 2002 – Premio Fedeli for ''Dura madre'' * 2007 – Premio Lama e trama * 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for ''Memoria del vuoto'' * 2007 – Premio Volponi for ''Memoria del vuoto'' * 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for ''Memoria del vuoto'' Fois is considered to be a leading proponent of the "New Sardinian Literature" movement. Selected works *''Sempre caro'', 1998 – ''The Advocate'' (trans. Patrick Creagh John Patrick Brasier-Creagh, best known as Patrick Creagh (23 October 1930 - 19 September 2012) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Fois
Marcello Fois (born 1960) is an Italian writer. He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel ''Ferro Recente'' was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including: * 1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for ''Picta'' * 1997 – Premio Dessì for ''Nulla'' * 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for ''Sempre caro'' * 2002 – Premio Fedeli for ''Dura madre'' * 2007 – Premio Lama e trama * 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for ''Memoria del vuoto'' * 2007 – Premio Volponi for ''Memoria del vuoto'' * 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for ''Memoria del vuoto'' Fois is considered to be a leading proponent of the "New Sardinian Literature" movement. Selected works *''Sempre caro'', 1998 – ''The Advocate'' (trans. Patrick Creagh John Patrick Brasier-Creagh, best known as Patrick Creagh (23 October 1930 - 19 September 2012) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Sardinian Literature
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21st-century Italian Novelists
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1960 Births
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University Of Bologna Alumni
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Italian Screenwriters
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Richard Dixon (translator)
Richard Dixon is an English translator of Italian literature. He translated the last works of Umberto Eco, including his novels ''The Prague Cemetery'', shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012, and ''Numero Zero'', commended by the judges of the John Florio Prize, 2016. He has also translated works by Giacomo Leopardi, Roberto Calasso and Antonio Moresco. Life Richard Dixon was born in Coventry, in 1956. He was educated at King Henry VIII School and Lanchester Polytechnic, where he graduated in Business Law. He practised as a barrister in London for ten years before moving to Italy in 1989, where he now lives. Selected translations * ''The Prague Cemetery'' by Umberto Eco, 2011: shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, 2012 * ''Inventing the Enemy'' by Umberto Eco, 2012 * ''Zibaldone di Pensieri'' by Giacomo Leopardi (with other translators), 2013 * ''The Combover'' by Adrián N. Bravi, 2013 * Author’s revisions to ''The Name of the Rose'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Creagh
John Patrick Brasier-Creagh, best known as Patrick Creagh (23 October 1930 - 19 September 2012) was a British poet and translator. '''', 2 November 2012. Life Patrick Creagh was educated at and Brasenose College, Oxford. He and his first wife, Lola Segre, lived in Rome until her sudden death in 1960. Creagh r ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore Per L'Europa
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