Emanuele Trevi (born 1964) is an Italian writer and critic. He was born in
Rome
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, the son of
Mario Trevi
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Biography
Trevi was born in Melito di Napoli on 2 November 1941. He is the son of Domenico and Maddalena Capozzi Ciletti and the fir ...
, a
Jungian
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psychoanalyst.
Trevi has written numerous critical essays on literary figures. His work on the Italian poet
Pietro Tripodo won the
Sandro Onofri Prize. He also edited an anthology with the writer
Marco Lodoli. His book ''Qualcosa di scritto'' (''Something Written'') won the
EU Prize for Literature
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in 2012. In 2021, his book ''Due vite'' won the prestigious
Strega Prize
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.
Trevi has also worked in publishing and radio. He is a frequent contributor to national newspapers and magazines.
References
1964 births
Italian male writers
Living people
Strega Prize winners
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