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Exhibitions and awards

* 1928 - First participation in the Venice Biennale * 1932 - Italian engraving exhibition - 1st Prize * 1935 - 1st Rome Quadrienniale - 1st Prize for engraving * 1939 - 2nd Rome Quadrienniale - 1st Prize for engraving * 1942 - XXII Venice Biennale - Personal room and 1st prize for engraving * 1950 - Lugano International Award - 1st prize * 1951 - Solo exhibition at the Silvagni gallery in Paris * 1952 - Personal exhibition at the National Chalcography in Rome * 1952 - XXVI Venice Biennale - Engraving Award * 1953 - Personal exhibition in Brussels at the Royal Library * 1953 - Chianciano Prize for poetry with the book "Pianete" * 1954 - Marzotto Prize for literature with D. Buzzati * 1956 - Marzotto prize for painting * 1956 - III Bienniale of Engraving in Venice - Prize of the Presidency of the Council * 1960 - He was appointed Academician of San Luca * 1962 - XXXI Venice Biennale - Personal room * 1962 - Personal exhibition at the National Chalcography in Rome * 1965 - IX Rome Quadrienniale - Personal room

Works

Novels

*1930 – Passeggiata con la ragazza – Ed. Vallecchi- Firenze *1930 – Il ritorno sul Carso – Ed. Mondadori- Milano *1931 – Il molino della carne – Ed. Bompiani- Milano *1933 – L'orso ed altri amorosi capitoli – Ed. Vallecchi- Firenze *1940 – Follonica ed altri 14 capitoli di umore amoroso – Ed. Emiliano degli Orfini- Genova *1942 – Il cane scontento ed altri racconti – Ed. Tuminelli- Roma *1943 – Vita di Anna Stikler racconti e acqueforti – Ed. Tuminelli- Roma *1946 – Ladri di biciclette – Ed. Polin – Roma *1948 – Ladri di biciclette 2a edizione – Ed. Longanesi- Milano *1945 – Ragazza caduta in città – Ed. Il Solco- Città di Castello *1949 – Amata dopo – Ed. Nistri Lischi- Pisa *1951 – Il mezzano Alipio – Ed.Vallecchi- Firenze *1954 – Signora Malata di cuore – Vallecchi- Firenze *1955 – Antinoo o l'efebo dal naso a becco di civetta- Ed. Porfiri – Roma *1955 – Castelli Romani – Ed. Cappelli – Bologna *1957 – Tre prose d'arte – Il sodalizio del libro – Venezia *1959 – La pettegola ed altri racconti – Ed. Cappelli – BOlogna *1960 – Le acque del Basento – Ed. Mondadori – Milano *1960 – Passeggiata con la ragazza nuova edizione – Ed. Mondadori – Milano *1962 – L'antro di Capelvenere – Ed. Istituto d'arte – Urbino *1963 – Racconti scabrosi – Ed. Scheiwiller – Milano

Poetry

*1924 – Il guanciale – Ed. Merat – Parigi *1924 – Il guanciale – Ed. IL pensiero contemporaneo – Torino *1931 – La vita dei morti – Ed. Campitelli – Foligno *1939 – Poesie 1928-1938 – Ed. La Modernissima – Roma *1941 – Poesie ad Anna Stikler – Ed. Il Cavallino – Venezia *1942 – Scritti d'eccezione – Ed. IL Campano – Pisa *1944 – Poesie e satire – Ed. D.O.C. – Roma *1948 – Liriche e polemiche – Ed- Nistri Lischi – Pisa *1953 – Pianete – Ed. Vallecchi – Firenze *1953 – Poesie per Anita e Luciana – Ed. Scheiwiller – Milano *1953 – Addio ai sogni – Ed. Scheiwiller – Milano *1953 – Ombre fa le metope – Ed. Schwarz – Milano *1954 – Dodici Poesie di Luigi Bartolini – Ed. Malaria – Follonica *1954 – Poesie 1954 – Ed. Vallecchi – Firenze *1958 – Al padre ed altri poemetti – Ed. Miano – Milano *1959 – Il Mazzetto – Ed. MOndadori – Milano *1960 – Poesie 1960 – Ed. Bucciarelli – Ancona *1961 – 13 Canzonette – Ed. Scheiwiller – Milano *1963 – L'eremo dei frati bianchi – Ed. Bucciarelli – Ancona *1963 – Testamento per Luciana – Ed. Bucciarelli – Ancona

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