Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1958) Winner
Dino Buzzati
ディーノ・ブッツァーティ
Dīno Buttsāti
Aliases:
Dino Buzzati-Traverso
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-10-14 （San Pellegrino di Belluno, Italy）
- Died
- 1972-01-28 （Milan, Italy） age 65
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- San Pellegrino di Belluno → Milan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, painter, poet, journalist
- Active Years
- 1933-1972
- Affiliations
- Corriere della Sera
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Milan | Faculty of Law | Law | — | 1924-1928頃 | Italy |
University of Milan
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Period:
1924-1928頃
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
Italy
Where his father once taught
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Strega Prize | Sessanta racconti | — | Strega Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Gargano Prize | In quel preciso momento | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1954 | Naples Prize | Il crollo della Baliverna | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Paese Sera Prize | Poema a fumetti | — | Paese Sera | 受賞 |
| 1970 | All’Amalia Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Mario Massai Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Strega Prize
1958
Work:
Sessanta racconti
Organization:
Strega Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Gargano Prize
1951
Work:
In quel preciso momento
Result:
受賞
Naples Prize
1954
Work:
Il crollo della Baliverna
Result:
受賞
Paese Sera Prize
1969
Work:
Poema a fumetti
Organization:
Paese Sera
Result:
受賞
All’Amalia Prize
1970
Result:
受賞
Mario Massai Prize
1970
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tähtifantasia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2021) Nominee
Works
Major Works
The Tartar Steppe
1940 NovelA military outpost awaits a Tartar invasion, symbolizing existential waiting and futility.
existentialismfutility of lifefate
Translations
- trans. Stuart C. Hood
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
1945 Children's bookBears invade Sicily in a fantasy tale for children.
fantasyadventure
Translations
- trans. Frances Lobb
Sessanta racconti
1958 Short storiesSixty stories with elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
fantasyhorrorscience fiction
Translations
- Sixty Stories
Bibliography
- Bàrnabo delle montagne (1933)
- Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio (1935)
- Il deserto dei Tartari (1940)
- I sette messaggeri (1942)
- La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia (1945)
- In quel preciso momento (1950)
- Il crollo della Baliverna (1954)
- Sessanta racconti (1958)
- Il grande ritratto (1960)
- Un amore (1963)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- magical realismjournalistic realismsimple and practical narration
- Recurring Motifs
- fate of the environmentfantasy vs. technological progresssocial alienation
Health
-
cancer1972年前、長期疾患Cause of death after protracted illness
Legacy
Italian master of fantastic literature, famed worldwide for The Tartar Steppe, precursor to magical realism.
In Popular Culture
- Referenced by musician Lachlan Caskey (Last Dinosaurs) in 2019 album Partner.
Quotes
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It seems to me, fantasy should be as close as possible to journalism... the effectiveness of a fantastic story will depend on its being told in the most simple and practical terms.
Source: Restless Nights – Selected Stories of Dino Buzzati (1983)
Trivia
- Also a painter, created comic book Poem Strip.
- Brother was geneticist Adriano Buzzati-Traverso.