Giuseppe Berto (27 December 1914 – 1 November 1978) was an Italian writer and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his novels ''Il cielo è rosso'' (''The Sky Is Red'') and ''Il male oscuro''. He was a prisoner at

Camp Hereford Camp Hereford, the Hereford Internment Camp, or the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center was an American prisoner-of-war camp that housed Italian prisoners during World War II. The camp was located about south of Hereford, Texas, a ...

from 1943 to 1946.

Selected works

* ''Il cielo è rosso'' a novel, published in 1947, about a group of displaced teenagers during World War II (''The Sky Is Red'' – translation by Angus Davidson) * ''Opere di Dio'' short stories, published in 1948 (''The Works of God and Other Stories'' – translation by Angus Davidson) * ''Il brigante'' a novel, published in 1951 (''The Brigand'' – translation by Angus Davidson) * ''Il male oscuro'' a "novel of neurosis and psychoanalysis", which in 1964 won him the

Viareggio Prize The Viareggio Prize ( it, Premio Viareggio, italic=no or ) is an Italian literary prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and Leonida Rèpaci, to rival the Milanese ...

and the

Campiello Prize The ''Premio Campiello'' is an annual Italian literary prize. A Jury of Literary Experts (''Giuria di letterati'' in Italian) identifies books published during the year and, in a public hearing, selects five of those as finalists. These books ar ...

(''Incubus'' – translation by William Weaver) * ''La cosa buffa'' a novel, published in 1966 (''Antonio in Love'' – translation by William Weaver) * ''Anonimo Veneziano'' a novel, published in 1971 (''Anonymous Venetian'' – translation by Valerie Southorn) * ''La Passione secondo noi stessi'' (''The Passion According to Ourselves''), a 1972 play (not translated into English) * ''La gloria'' a novel, published in 1978, about Judas's betrayal of Jesus (not translated into English)

Selected filmography

* ''

Eleonora Duse Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse ( , ; 3 October 185821 April 1924), often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele d'Annunzio and Hen ...

'' (1947) * ''

La tua donna ''La tua donna'' (i.e. "Your Woman") is a 1954 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giovanni Paolucci and starring Patricia Neal, Massimo Girotti and Lea Padovani."La tua donna (Your Woman)". ''Films in Review''. Vol. 34. National Boa ...

'' (1954) * '' The Wanderers'' (1956)

References

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"The girl goes to Calabria"
at The Short Story Project. 1914 births 1978 deaths People from Mogliano Veneto 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian screenwriters Viareggio Prize winners Bancarella Prize winners Premio Campiello winners Italian male novelists Italian male screenwriters {{Italy-writer-stub