Massimo del Pizzo is an Italian
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
writer and critic. From the
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...
region, del Pizzo teaches
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
and Literature in the Facoltà di Lingue of the
Università degli Studi di Bari. He published studies on literary
utopia
A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', describing a fictional ...
s, on fantasy and on French scientific imagination writing.
On the fiction front, he published a number of short stories in newspapers, magazines and anthologies. Many of his stories verge on the dream-like, while other are closer to science-fiction.
Works
His works include:
*''L'opera di Rosny Aîné. Dal realismo al naturalismo, dal fantastico alla fantascienza'', Schena, 1990
*''Alphonse Rabbe, la parola austera e la parola disperata'', Schena, 1990
*''Viaggi e passaggi. Letture di Jules Verne'', Solfanelli 1995
*''I microscopi dell'Altrove. Utopia, Fantastico, Fantascienza'', B.A. Graphis, 1996
*''Maurice Renard. Gli occhi dello scriba'', B.A. Graphis, 2000
*''Restif de la Bretonne e «Les Posthumes». Il diavolo in coppia'', B.A. Graphis, 2001
As editor he worked on:
*''Racconti di fantascienza. Il mondo attraverso la letteratura di immaginazione scientifica'', Palumbo 2000.
*''Altri mondi'', Nord.
References
External links
Official University Site
Italian science fiction writers
Italian male non-fiction writers
Italian speculative fiction critics
Science fiction critics
Science fiction academics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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