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Ernesto Ferrero

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Ernesto Ferrero

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-05-06 (Turin)
Died
2023-10-31 (Turin) age 85
Nationality
イタリア, Italian
Languages
Italian
Religion
Unknown Baptismal Name: Unknown
Residence History
Turin, Italy

Career

Occupations
writer, literary critic, translator, press officer, director of Turin International Book Fair
Active Years
1963-2023
Affiliations
Giulio Einaudi Editore, Turin International Book Fair

Awards

Viareggio Prize
1972
Work: I gerghi del male dal ’400 a oggi
Category: 新人賞
Result: 受賞
Strega Prize
2000
Work: N
Result: 受賞
Premio Selezione Campiello
2011
Work: Disegnare il vento
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

N

2000 historical novel

A reconstruction of Napoleon's stay on Elba through the diary of his librarian.

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Adaptations
  • [film] Napoleon and Me / Paolo Virzì (2006)

Disegnare il vento

2011 biographical novel

Biographical novel about Emilio Salgari.

Emilio Salgari

I gerghi del male dal ’400 a oggi

1972 dictionary

Dictionary of Italian slang from the 1400s to today.

slang

Bibliography

  • Italo (2023)
  • Album di famiglia (2022)
  • Amarcord bianconero (2018)
  • I migliori anni della nostra vita (2005)

Translations by Author

  • Works by Gustave Flaubert
  • Works by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
  • Works by Georges Perec

Legacy

Renowned Italian writer, literary critic, and translator. Winner of the Strega Prize, known for his novel N, and long-time director of the Turin International Book Fair from 1998 to 2016.