Roberto Piumini is an Italian writer, known particularly for his children's stories.

Life

Roberto Piumini was born in the town of

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in northern Italy and graduated with a degree in

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken as ...

from the Università Cattolica in

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. His first book, ''Il giovane che entrava nel palazzo'', won the first edition of the

Cento Prize The Children's Literature Prize "Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento" is an international competition aimed at authors of children's books (elementary and middle school) in Italian, original or translated. Origins The Prize Cento was establish ...

for children's books, chaired by author

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. During his long and prolific career he has written stories and poetry for readers of all ages and has been awarded numerous prizes. He is regarded as one of Italy's "most beloved children's authors".

Selected works

* ''Il giovane che entrava nel palazzo'' (1978) * ''Il Cuoco prigioniero'' (1985), on which was based the animated film ''

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'' * ''Il carro a sei ruote'' (1986) * ''Lo stralisco'' (1987) * ''Motu-Iti. L'isola dei gabbiani'' (1989) * ''Denis del pane'' (1992) * ''Mattia e il nonno''(1993) * ''Caratteristiche del bosco sacro'' (2000) * ''Il diavolo al mulino'' (2001) * ''La nuova Commedia di Dante'' (2004) * ''L'amatore'' (2011) * ''L'amorosa figura'' (2013) * ''Tre fratelli Piumini'' (2013) * ''I silenziosi strumenti d'amore'' (2014) * ''Shakespeare in versi'' (2017) * ''Alzati, Martin'' (2018) * ''La rosa di Brod'' (2019) * ''La barba del Manzoni'' (2020) * ''Kintaro. Il ragazzo d'oro'' (2021) His lyrics have been set to music by Enzo Rao for songs performed by

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Works in translation

English translations of stories told or retold by Roberto Piumini include: * ''The Tortoise and the Hare'', illustrated by Barbara Nascimbeni (2011) * ''The Selfish Giant'', illustrated by

Nicoletta Costa Nicoletta Costa (; born 1953) is an Italian writer, illustrator and cartoonist, famous for her works of children's literature. She is the creator of characters Olga the Cloud and Julian Rabbit. Costa is renowned for her distinctive drawing style, ...

(2011) *''Glowrushes'', translated by Leah Janeczko (2022) His stories have been translated into numerous other languages including French, German, Dutch, and Polish. His poem ''Is There Something in the Air?'', a "playful antivirus made of words", has been translated into over 40 languages.

Awards

*1979 -

for ''Il giovane che entrava nel palazzo'' *1983 - Premio Andersen Baia delle favole *1984 - Premio Le Palme d'oro for ''Storie dell'orizzonte'' *1991 - Premio letterario Piero Chiara *1994 -

Vlag en Wimpel In the Netherlands, the award is an honourable mention awarded by either the jury of the Gouden Griffel, Gouden Griffel and Zilveren Griffel awards (for Dutch-language children's literature) or the jury of the Gouden Penseel, Gouden Penseel and ...

award for the Dutch translation of ''Mattia e il nonno'' *1995 - Vlag en Wimpel award for the Dutch translation of ''Lo stralisco'' *1995 - Premio Dessì for ''La rosa di Brod'' *1995 - Premio Cento for ''Denis del pane'' *1998 - Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis Hameln for the German translation of ''Motu-Iti: l'isola dei gabbiani'' *2012 - Premio Settembrini for ''L'amatore'', (2011) *2014 - Premio Graziosi Terra lifetime achievement award, in particular for ''Mattia e il nonno'' *2020 - Premio Andersen - Trofeo Baia delle Favole for ''Nel regno di Bistoria'' *2020 - Premio Rodari lifetime achievement awardhttps://www.interlinea.com/news--il-premio-rodari-festeggia-la-carriera-di-roberto-piumini-745.html

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References

External links

* (in Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Piumini, Roberto Italian children's writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)