Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2001) Winner
Domenico Starnone
ドメニコ・スタルノーネ
Domenico Starnone
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-02-15 （Saviano, Naples）
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Saviano, Naples → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Il Manifesto, La Repubblica, Internazionale
- Influenced By
- Italo Calvino
- Nominations
- Premio Campiello finalist 2001, David di Donatello Best Adapted Screenplay nomination 2021
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Premio Strega | Via Gemito | — | Mondadori | winner |
| 2001 | Naples Prize for Literature | Via Gemito | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | Bridge Prize | Ties | — | — | winner |
| 2003 | Sergio Amidei Award | Il posto dell'anima | best adapted screenplay | — | winner |
Premio Strega
2001
Work:
Via Gemito
Organization:
Mondadori
Result:
winner
Naples Prize for Literature
2001
Work:
Via Gemito
Result:
winner
Bridge Prize
2017
Work:
Ties
Result:
winner
Sergio Amidei Award
2003
Work:
Il posto dell'anima
Category:
best adapted screenplay
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2005) Winner
National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2018) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Via Gemito
2000 novelCenters on a Neapolitan train conductor, Federí, facing a life filled with frustration, who unloads his dissatisfaction on his wife and eldest son, the novel's narrator. Said to be his masterpiece.
familyfrustrationNaplesfather figure
Translations
- The House on Via Gemito (trans. Oonagh Stransky, 2023)
Trick
2016 novelA short novel about an aging painter visited by a former protégé who plays tricks on him.
artagingdeception
Translations
- Trick (trans. Jhumpa Lahiri, 2018)
Ties
2014 novelExplores marital and family ties through a story of separation and reunion.
marriagefamily ties
Adaptations
- [film] The Ties / Daniele Luchetti (2020)
Translations
- Ties (trans. Jhumpa Lahiri, 2017)
Confidenza
2019 novelA story of trust and secrets between a teacher and former student.
trustsecretseducation
Translations
- Trust (trans. Jhumpa Lahiri, 2019)
Bibliography
- Ex cattedra (1987)
- Il salto con le aste (1989)
- Denti (1990)
- Segni d'oro (1990)
- Sottobanco (1992)
- Eccesso di zelo (1994)
- Fuori registro (1995)
- La retta via (1996)
- Via Gemito (2000)
- Lacci (2014)
- Scherzetto (2016)
- Confidenza (2019)
- Il Vecchio al Mare (2024)
Adaptations
- La scuola (based on his novel)
- Auguri Professore
- Denti
- The Ties
- Fuoriclasse (TV series)
Translations of Works
- First Execution
- Ties
- Trick
- Trust
- The House on Via Gemito
- The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan
- The Old Man by the Sea
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and sharp proseUse of Neapolitan dialectRealism of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- Tensions within familyEducation and schoolArtist's frustrations
Legacy
Prominent Italian contemporary writer, winner of the Strega Prize (2001). Works adapted into films, translated into English and other languages. Gained international attention due to Elena Ferrante authorship speculation.
In Popular Culture
- Speculated to be the author writing as Elena Ferrante (denied).
Quotes
-
writing isn't just fun...the best books are the ones that hurt us.
Source: Online interview
Trivia
- Married to translator Anita Raja, linked to Elena Ferrante speculation.
- Subject of stylistic analysis suggesting he is Elena Ferrante, which he denies.
- Awarded honorary citizenship of Saviano in 2024.