Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1960) Winner
Enrico Emanuelli
エンリコ・エマヌエッリ
Enrico Emanuelli
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-04-17 （Novara, Italy）
- Died
- 1967-07-01 （Milan, Italy） age 58
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Novara → Genoa (worked/reported) → Milan (later life) → India (travel/reporting) → China (travel/reporting) → New York (reporting)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1928-1967
- Influenced By
- Ugo Foscolo, Giacomo Leopardi, Gustave Flaubert, Alain Robbe-Grillet
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autodidact | — | — | — | 初等学校終了後に独学で学ぶ | Italy |
Autodidact
Period:
初等学校終了後に独学で学ぶ
Country:
Italy
He did not receive formal university education; he studied literature and languages as an autodidact.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Bagutta Prize | The Man from New York (Uno di New York) | — | Premio Bagutta (Bagutta Prize organization) | winner |
Bagutta Prize
1959
Work:
The Man from New York (Uno di New York)
Organization:
Premio Bagutta (Bagutta Prize organization)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Memolo, or Life, Death and Miracles of a Man
1928 novelDebut novel that portrays a man's life and death with humor and irony.
life and deathsatire
Giornale Indiano
travel diaryA travel diary based on reporting in India, combining travel observations and cultural reflections.
travelcross-cultural observation
La Cina è vicina
travel diaryA travelogue on China focusing on modernization and social observation.
travelmodernization
The Man from New York
1959 novelA novel set around New York; it received critical acclaim and won the Bagutta Prize.
urban lifeindividual vs society
Translations
- The Man from New York (English translation)
Curriculum mortis
1968 novel (unfinished, posthumous)Posthumously published unfinished novel regarded by some as his masterpiece.
deathreminiscence
Bibliography
- Memolo, or Life, Death and Miracles of a Man (1928)
- Giornale Indiano (travel diary)
- La Cina è vicina (travel diary)
- Uno di New York (1959)
- Curriculum mortis (1968, posthumous, unfinished)
Translations of Works
- Uno di New York → The Man from New York (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, ironic proseblend of realism and modernist tendencies
- Recurring Motifs
- travelurban lifesolitudedeath
Health
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heart attack1967Died of a heart attack in 1967; the condition caused his death.
Legacy
Known for travel writings and novels about urban life; winner of the Bagutta Prize for Uno di New York. His posthumous unfinished work Curriculum mortis is often considered a masterpiece.
Trivia
- Co-founded the literary magazine La Libra in 1928.
- Made his novel debut in 1928 with Memolo, ovvero vita, morte e miracoli di un uomo.
- Worked as a journalist for Il Lavoro, La Stampa and Corriere della Sera.
- Won the Bagutta Prize in 1959 for Uno di New York.
- Died of a heart attack in 1967; the unfinished Curriculum mortis was published posthumously in 1968.