Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2000) Winner
Adria Bernardi
アドリア・ベルナルディ
Adria Bernardi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Italian (used in translation work)
- Residence History
- Highwood, Illinois → Worcester, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, translator, essayist
- Active Years
- 1990-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Independent Publisher Book Bronze Award (essay/creative nonfiction) | Dead Meander | エッセイ／クリエイティブノンフィクション | Independent Publisher | bronze |
| 2010 | Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Christopher Isherwood Foundation | fellowship (2010–2011) |
| 2009 | Margie: The American Journal of Poetry — First Place | poem “If looking up to God you find any way that’s pervious,” | — | Margie: The American Journal of Poetry | first place |
| 2008 | Recommended Book Award | Openwork | — | Boston Authors Club | recommended |
| 2007 | Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award | — | 翻訳 | Raiziss/de Palchi Foundation | recipient |
| 2002 | Worcester Cultural Commission Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship | — | — | Worcester Cultural Commission | fellowship |
| 2000 | Drue Heinz Literature Prize | — | — | Drue Heinz | recipient |
| 1999 | Bakeless Fiction Prize (Fiction) | — | フィクション | Bakeless (Middlebury College) | winner |
| 1999 | Missouri Review — First Prize (Essay) | — | — | Missouri Review | first prize |
| 1998 | A. E. Coppard Award for Short Fiction | — | 短編小説 | A. E. Coppard Award | recipient |
| 1995 | James Fellowship for Novel | — | — | James Fellowship | recipient |
Independent Publisher Book Bronze Award (essay/creative nonfiction)
2014
Work:
Dead Meander
Category:
エッセイ／クリエイティブノンフィクション
Organization:
Independent Publisher
Result:
bronze
Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowship
2010
Organization:
Christopher Isherwood Foundation
Result:
fellowship (2010–2011)
Margie: The American Journal of Poetry — First Place
2009
Work:
poem “If looking up to God you find any way that’s pervious,”
Organization:
Margie: The American Journal of Poetry
Result:
first place
Recommended Book Award
2008
Work:
Openwork
Organization:
Boston Authors Club
Result:
recommended
Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award
2007
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Raiziss/de Palchi Foundation
Result:
recipient
Worcester Cultural Commission Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship
2002
Organization:
Worcester Cultural Commission
Result:
fellowship
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
2000
Organization:
Drue Heinz
Result:
recipient
Bakeless Fiction Prize (Fiction)
1999
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Bakeless (Middlebury College)
Result:
winner
Missouri Review — First Prize (Essay)
1999
Organization:
Missouri Review
Result:
first prize
A. E. Coppard Award for Short Fiction
1998
Category:
短編小説
Organization:
A. E. Coppard Award
Result:
recipient
James Fellowship for Novel
1995
Organization:
James Fellowship
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dead Meander
2012 essays / creative nonfictionA collection of personal essays exploring memory, immigrant experience, and family; creative nonfiction in English.
memoryfamilyimmigration
Houses with Names: The Italian Immigrants of Highwood, Illinois
1990 nonfiction / oral historyAn oral history and record of Italian immigrants in Highwood, Illinois.
immigrant historycommunityoral history
Openwork; In the Gathering Woods
2007 fiction (short stories / novel)A collection of fiction including short stories and linked pieces dealing with family, memory, and Italian-American themes.
familymemoryimmigrant experience
The Day Laid on the Altar
1999 fictionA fiction work published in 1999.
religionritualfamily
In the Gathering Woods
2000 short storiesA collection of short stories focusing on memory and immigrant experiences.
memoryimmigrationnostalgia
Bibliography
- Dead Meander (2012, Kore Press)
- Houses with Names: The Italian Immigrants of Highwood, Illinois (1990, University of Illinois Press)
- Openwork; In the Gathering Woods (2007, Southern Methodist University Press)
- The Day Laid on the Altar (1999, University Press of New England)
- In the Gathering Woods (2000, University of Pittsburgh Press)
- Gianni Celati, Adventures in Africa (translation, 2000, University of Chicago Press)
- Raffaello Baldini, Small Talk (translation, 2009, Gradiva Publications)
- Raffaello Baldini, Page Proof (translation, 2001, Bordighera Press)
- Numerous translations of Italian poetry (Cristina Annino, Francesca Pellegrino, Rinaldo Caddeo, etc.)
Translations by Author
- Gianni Celati, Adventures in Africa (2000, University of Chicago Press)
- Raffaello Baldini, Page Proof (2001, Bordighera Press)
- Raffaello Baldini, Small Talk (2009, Gradiva Publications)
- Cristina Annino, Chronic Hearing: Selected Poems 1977-2012 (2014, Chelsea Editions)
- Francesca Pellegrino, Chernobylove—The Day After the Wind: Selected Poems 2008-2010 (ed. & trans., 2014, Chelsea Editions)
- Rinaldo Caddeo, Siren’s Song: Selected Poetry and Prose (2009, Chelsea Editions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, measured prose in Englishtranslation approach that prioritizes fidelity to source-language rhythm and tonemontage-like technique connecting oral histories and fragmentary memories
- Recurring Motifs
- immigration and originsfamily memorylanguage and translationstories of local communities
Legacy
In addition to achievements as a novelist and essayist in American literature, she introduced many contemporary Italian writers to the English-speaking world through translations of poetry and prose. Her work on immigrant experience and oral history is widely recognized.
Trivia
- She has translated multiple Italian poets into English.
- Houses with Names compiles oral histories of the Italian community in Highwood.