Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1967) Winner
Anna Maria Ortese
アンナ・マリア・オルテーゼ
Anna Maria Ortese
Pen Names:
Franca Nicosi（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-06-13 （Rome）
- Died
- 1998-03-09 （Rapallo） age 83
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Rome (birth) → Southern Italy and Tripoli → Naples → Milan → Rome → Rapallo (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- Short story writer, novelist, poet, playwright, journalist
- Active Years
- 1933-1998
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Viareggio Prize | Il mare non bagna Napoli | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Strega Prize | Poveri e semplici | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Fiuggi Prize | Il treno russo | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Procida-Elsa Morante Prize | In sonno e in veglia | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger | La Douleur du chardonneret | — | — | 受賞 |
Viareggio Prize
1953
Work:
Il mare non bagna Napoli
Result:
受賞
Strega Prize
1967
Work:
Poveri e semplici
Result:
受賞
Fiuggi Prize
1986
Work:
Il treno russo
Result:
受賞
Procida-Elsa Morante Prize
1998
Work:
In sonno e in veglia
Result:
受賞
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
1998
Work:
La Douleur du chardonneret
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Il mare non bagna Napoli
1953 Short storiesCollection of short stories and reportages depicting post-war Naples.
PovertyRealityNaples
Adaptations
- [Film] Un paio di occhiali (2001)
Translations
- The Bay is Not Naples (1955)
- Evening Descends Upon the Hills (2018)
Bibliography
- Angelici dolori (1937)
- L'Infanta sepolta (1950)
- Il mare non bagna Napoli (1953)
- L'iguana (1965)
- Poveri e semplici (1967)
- Il porto di Toledo (1975)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of L'iguana (2004, dir. Catherine McGilvray)
Translations of Works
- The Iguana (English, 1987)
- The Lament of the Linnet (English, 1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FantasticPoeticBlend of reality and dream
- Recurring Motifs
- AnimalsPovertyVisions
Health
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Cancer1998年Cause of death.
Legacy
One of the greats of Italian literature, internationally recognized after her death for her unique blend of fantasy and reality.
Quotes
-
Is the sea far from here? I'd like to see it one last time.
Source: On her deathbed, to Luisa Giuffra (1998) -
When we were wondering just yesterday who were the 'greats' of Italian literature, one name inevitably came up: Ortese.
Source: Le Monde (1998)
Trivia
- Formal education ended at age thirteen.
- Her brother Emanuele Carlo's death prompted her first poems.