Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
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Edition 0 (2006) Winner
Amara Lakhous
アマラ・ラコウス
Amara Lakhous
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970 （Algiers, Algeria）
- Nationality
- Algerian, Italian
- Languages
- Arabic, Italian
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Algiers, Algeria → Rome, Italy → New York City, United States
Career
- Occupations
- author, anthropologist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Adnkronos International, Shark/Gharb
- Nominations
- International Prize for Arabic Fiction longlist (2021, The Night Bird)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Algiers | — | Philosophy | 学士 | — | Algeria |
| Sapienza University of Rome | — | Cultural anthropology | — | — | Italy |
University of Algiers
Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Country:
Algeria
Sapienza University of Rome
Cultural anthropology
Country:
Italy
Thesis on second generation Muslim Arab immigrants in Italy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Flaiano prize | Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia prize | Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Prix des Libraires Algériens | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Flaiano prize
2006
Work:
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Result:
受賞
Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia prize
2006
Work:
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Result:
受賞
Prix des Libraires Algériens
2008
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
2006 novel 189 pagesA clash of civilizations in a multicultural apartment building in Rome.
immigrationmulticulturalismidentity
Adaptations
- [film] Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio (2008)
Translations
- Translated into Dutch, English, French
Bibliography
- Le cimici e il pirata (1999)
- Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (2006)
- Divorce Islamic Style (2010)
- Un pirata piccolo piccolo (2011)
- Dispute Over a Very Italian Piglet (2013)
- The Prank of the Good Little Virgin of Via Ormea (2014)
- The Night Bird (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Multilingual narrativesatiricalimmigrant perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- cultural clashesimmigrant lifeidentity crisis
Legacy
Algerian-born Italian author acclaimed for depicting immigrant experiences and multicultural societies.
Trivia
- Born into a Berber family with nine siblings.
- Fled Algeria due to death threats from Islamists.