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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] |
Italian Literature
Italian literature is written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italian people, Italians or in Languages of Italy, other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to Italian language#History, modern Italian, including Regional Italian, regional varieties and vernacular dialects. Italian literature begins in the 12th century, when in different regions of the Italian Peninsula, peninsula the Italian vernacular started to be used in a literary manner. The ''Salv'a lo vescovo senato, Ritmo laurenziano'' is the first extant document of Italian literature. An early example of Italian literature is the tradition of vernacular lyric poetry performed in Occitan language, Occitan, which reached Italy by the end of the 12th century. In 1230, the Sicilian School became notable for being the first style in standard Italian. Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest of Italian poets, is notable for being the aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Emilio Gadda
Carlo Emilio Gadda (; November 14, 1893 – May 21, 1973) was an Italian writer and poet. He belongs to the tradition of the language innovators, writers that played with the somewhat stiff standard pre-war Italian language, and added elements of dialects, technical jargon and wordplay. Biography Gadda was a practising engineer from Milan, and he both loved and hated his job. Critics have compared him to other writers with a scientific background, such as Primo Levi, Robert Musil and Thomas Pynchon—a similar spirit of exactitude pervades some of Gadda's books. Among Gadda's styles and genres are baroque, expressionism and grotesque.Alberto Arbasino, ''Genius Loci'' in ''The Edinburgh Journal of Gadda Studies'' (EJGS) 1977 , già in ''Certi romanzi'', Einaudi, Torino, 1977, pp. 339–7cfr., poi in ''L'ingegnere in blu''(2008). Carlo Emilio Gadda was born in Milan in 1893, and he was always intensely Milanese, although late in his life Florence and Rome also became an influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Translators
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21st-century British Translators
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Archipelago Books
Archipelago Books is an American not-for-profit publisher dedicated to promoting cross-cultural exchange through international literature in translation." Located in Brooklyn, New York, it publishes small to mid-size runs of international fiction, poetry, and literary essays. The press was founded in 2003 by Jill Schoolman. On marking its 10th anniversary, Archipelago had published one hundred books, translated from more than twenty-six languages into English. As of the 15th anniversary in 2018, the company was publishing 15 to 16 books per year with a full-time staff of three. Archipelago was the 2008 winner of the Miriam Bass Award for Creativity in Independent Publishing, given by the Association of American Publishers. '' |
Eugenio De Signoribus
Eugenio De Signoribus (born 1947) is an Italian poet. He was born and lives in Cupra Marittima in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy. He was winner in 2002 of the Castelfiorentino Literature Prize and in 2008 of the Viareggio Prize. Swedish Academician Kjell Espmark has described him as "a more severe and rigorous voice than those to which we are accustomed. His powerfully visionary poetry frees itself from every casual or superfluous element to give emphasis to the primary conditions of existence." He is a co-editor of the ''Istmi'' literary journal. Works *''Case perdute, 1976–1985'' (il lavoro editoriale,1989). *''Istmi e chiuse, 1989–1995'' (Marsilio, 1996) *''Principio del giorno, 1990–1999'' (Garzanti, 2000) *''Altre educazioni, 1980–1999'' (Crocetti, 2001) *''Memoria del chiuso mondo'' (Quodlibet, 2002) *''Ronda dei conversi'' (Garzanti, 2005) *''Poesie (1976–2007)'' (Garzanti, 2008) *''Nessun luogo è elementare'' (Alberto Tallone Editore, 2010) *''Trinità ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Buffoni
Franco Buffoni (1948) is an Italian poet, translator and professor of literary criticism and comparative literature. He was born in Gallarate (Lombardy) and lives in Rome. He won the Viareggio Prize for poetry in 2015. He is editor of the review ''Testo a Fronte'', which he founded in 1989, dedicated to the theory and the practice of literary translation, and editor of the journal ''Quaderni italiani di poesia contemporanea'', published every two years since 1991. He is full professor of literary criticism and comparative literature and has taught for 30 years at the universities of Bergamo, Cassino, IULM Milan, Parma and Turin. Selected bibliography Poetry *''Suora Carmelitana'' (Guanda, 1997) *''Il Profilo del Rosa'' (Mondadori, 2000) *''Guerra'' (Mondadori, 2005) *''Noi e loro'' (Donzelli, 2008) *''Roma'' (Guanda, 2009) *''Jucci'' (Mondadori, 2014 - winner of the Viareggio Prize, 2015) *''Avrei fatto la fine di Turing'' (Donzelli, 2015) * ''Pettorine arancioni e altre poesie' ... [...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] |
Stefano Massini
Stefano Massini is an Italian writer, essayist and playwright. He was born in Florence in 1975, and studied Literature at the University of Florence. He began his theatrical career at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano, and at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. He is best known for ''The Lehman Trilogy'', which has played in both London and Broadway to great critical acclaim, and won the Tony Award for Best Play. The play was also the basis for his novel ''Qualcosa sui Lehman'', which won multiple awards. Some observers find the play's depiction of the Lehmans to be overtly anti-Semitic. His second novel was titled ''L'interpretatore dei sogni''. His work has been staged in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Canada, Argentina, Algeria, Peru, Mexico, South Korea, and Russia. He has won many prizes, among them the Vittorio Tondelli prize and the Ubu award. Works in translation * ''Qualcosa sui Lehman'' (2016) - ''The Lehman Trilogy ''The Lehman Trilogy'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lehman Trilogy
''The Lehman Trilogy'' is a three-act play by Italian novelist and playwright Stefano Massini. It follows the lives of three immigrant brothers from when they arrive in America and found investment firm through to the collapse of the company in 2008. It has been translated into 24 languages, staged by such directors as Luca Ronconi and Sam Mendes, and was later published as a novel. The play was produced in the West End in 2018 by the National Theatre, was directed by Sam Mendes and included the cast of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles. The production earned five Laurence Olivier Award nominations. The production made its Broadway transfer in March of 2020 and performed briefly before the Covid-19 pandemic. The play resumed performances in the fall of 2021 with Adrian Lester replacing Ben Miles. The production received universal critical acclaim and eight Tony Award nominations winning five awards including for Best Play, Best Direction of a Play for Sam Mendes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper, via Press Holdings. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture. It is politically conservative. Alongside columns and features on current affairs, the magazine also contains arts pages on books, music, opera, film and TV reviews. Editorship of ''The Spectator'' has often been a step on the ladder to high office in the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. Past editors include Boris Johnson (1999–2005) and other former cabinet members Ian Gilmour (1954–1959), Iain Macleod (1963–1965), and Nigel Lawson (1966–1970). Since 2009, the magazine's editor has been journalist Fraser Nelson. ''The Spectator Australia'' offers 12 pages on Australian politics and affairs as well as the full UK maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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