Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1998) Winner
Andrea Camilleri
アンドレア・カミッレーリ
Andorea Kamirēri
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-09-06 （Porto Empedocle）
- Died
- 2019-07-17 （Rome） age 93
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, Sicilian
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Porto Empedocle, Sicily → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Director, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1950-2019
- Affiliations
- RAI
- Influenced By
- Luigi Pirandello, Samuel Beckett, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Palermo | Faculty of Literature | — | — | 未修了 | Italy |
| Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico | — | Stage and Film Direction | — | 1948-1950 | Italy |
University of Palermo
Faculty of Literature
Period:
未修了
Country:
Italy
Did not complete degree
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
Stage and Film Direction
Period:
1948-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Italy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | — | — | President of the Italian Republic | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Nino Martoglio International Book Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | RBA Prize for Crime Writing | La rizzagliata / The Death of Amalia Sacerdote | — | RBA | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Crime Writers' Association International Dagger | The Potter's Field | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
2003
Organization:
President of the Italian Republic
Result:
受賞
Nino Martoglio International Book Award
1998
Result:
受賞
RBA Prize for Crime Writing
2008
Work:
La rizzagliata / The Death of Amalia Sacerdote
Organization:
RBA
Result:
受賞
Crime Writers' Association International Dagger
2012
Work:
The Potter's Field
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Mystère de la critique
1 appearances
Premio Bancarella
1 appearances
-
Edition 49 (2001) Winner
Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2012) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Shape of Water
1994 Crime novelThe first appearance of Inspector Salvo Montalbano in the fictional Sicilian town of Vigàta.
Sicilian cultureFoodJustice
Adaptations
- [TV series] Inspector Montalbano / Various (1999)
Translations
- Translated into many languages
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia bibliography
Adaptations
- Inspector Montalbano TV series
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Italian with Sicilian phrasesDialogue-heavyHumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- GastronomySicilian landscapesCorruption
Health
-
Heart attack2019年6月Hospitalization, led to death
Legacy
Famous for Salvo Montalbano crime novels, over 10 million copies sold worldwide. Icon of Sicilian literature.
In Popular Culture
- Asteroid 204816 Andreacamilleri named after him
Trivia
- Known as a heavy smoker
- Considered himself a non-militant atheist