Premio Campiello
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1990) Winner
Dacia Maraini
ダーチャ・マライーニ
Dacia Maraini
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1936-11-13 （Fiesole）
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Fiesole, Italy → Japan (Nagoya concentration camp, 1943-1946) → Bagheria, Sicily → Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Orator, Film director, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1961-2024
- Affiliations
- Teatro della Maddalena, del Porcospino theater company
- Influenced By
- Alberto Moravia, Fosco Maraini, Topazia Alliata
- Influenced
- Italian feminist literature
- Nominations
- Man Booker International Prize finalist, Nobel Prize in Literature nominee (2012)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata | — | Literature | — | — | Italy |
Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata
Literature
Country:
Italy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Formentor Prize | L'età del malessere | — | — | Winner |
| 1985 | Premio Fregene | Isolina | — | — | Winner |
| 1990 | Premio Campiello | La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa | — | — | Winner |
| 1999 | Premio Strega | Buio | — | — | Winner |
Formentor Prize
1963
Work:
L'età del malessere
Result:
Winner
Premio Fregene
1985
Work:
Isolina
Result:
Winner
Premio Campiello
1990
Work:
La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa
Result:
Winner
Premio Strega
1999
Work:
Buio
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
2 appearances
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Edition 0 (1997) Winner
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Edition 0 (2005) Winner
Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (1999) Winner
Works
Major Works
La vacanza
1962 NovelExplores alienation and self-assertion through sexuality.
AlienationWomen's freedom
Translations
- The Holiday
L'età del malessere
1963 NovelThe Age of Malaise.
MalaiseWomen's roles
Translations
- The Age of Discontent
Donna in guerra
1975 NovelWoman at War, feminist novel.
FeminismSocial activism
Translations
- Woman at War
Buio
1999 Short stories12 crime stories.
ViolenceWomen's oppression
Translations
- Darkness
Bibliography
- La vacanza (1963)
- L'età del malessere (1963)
- Memoirs of a Female Thief (1973)
- Woman at War (1975)
- Isolina (1985)
- The Silent Duchess (1990)
- Bagheria (1993)
- Darkness (1999)
- Vita mia (2023)
Translations of Works
- The Age of Discontent (English)
- Woman at War (English)
- The Silent Duchess (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Confessional writingFeminist perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's personal freedomAbuse of powerMotherhood and abortionViolence against women
Legacy
Prominent Italian feminist writer focusing on women's issues, recipient of numerous awards including Premio Strega.
In Popular Culture
- Documentary 'I Was Born Travelling' (2013)
Quotes
-
I became upset by the fact that no great journey could be taken by a woman...
Source: Interview (1992)
Trivia
- Interned in a Japanese concentration camp in Nagoya during WWII.
- Lived with Alberto Moravia from 1962 to 1983.
- Daughter of artist Topazia Alliata and ethnologist Fosco Maraini.