Patrizia Valduga
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Patrizia Valduga (born May 20, 1953 in Castelfranco Veneto) is an Italian poet and translator. She was born in Castelfranco Veneto in the province of Treviso. She studied medicine at the University of Padua, but after three years transferred to the Ca' Foscari University of Venice where she received a degree in literature. Valduga established the monthly literary magazine ''Poesia'' and served as its director for a year. She also contributed to other publications including '' la Repubblica''. Some of her poetry reads like theatrical monologue and several of her works have been adapted for the stage. She has translated works by Donne, Molière,
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Selected works

* ''Medicamenta'' (Remedies), poetry (1982), received the Viareggio Prize * ''La tentazione'' (Temptation), poetry (1985) * ''Donna di dolori'', poetry (1991) * ''Corsia degli incurabili'', play (1996) * ''Manfred'', poetry (2003) * ''Lezioni d'amore'' (Love lessons), poetry (2004)


References

1953 births Living people Italian poets Italian translators Viareggio Prize winners {{Italy-writer-stub