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Fabio Stassi

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Fabio Stassi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-05-02 （Sicily）
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Viterbo → Rome

Career

Occupations
novelist, librarian
Active Years
2006-2024
Affiliations
Biblioteca, Dipartimento di Studi Orientali, Sapienza University of Rome

Awards

Premio Vittorini
2007
Work: Fumisteria
Category: 最優秀デビュー小説
Organization: Premio Vittorini committee
Result: 受賞
Premio Stresa
2022
Work: Mastro Geppetto
Result: 受賞
Hermann-Kesten-Preis
2024
Organization: PEN-Zentrum Deutschland
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fumisteria

2006 novel

Debut novel.

debut
Translations
  • untranslated

È finito il nostro Carnevale

2007 novel

Protagonist disguised as sports journalist chases the football World Cup trophy, experiencing European history from 1930s to 1970s like Forrest Gump.

historysportsEuropean history
Translations
  • Die Trophäe (German, 2010)

La rivincita di Capablanca

2008 novel

Story of Cuban chess grandmaster José Raúl Capablanca preparing for a fictional rematch against Alexander Alekhine.

chesshistorical figures
Translations
  • Die letzte Partie (German, 2009)

Mastro Geppetto

2021 novel

Novel inspired by the creator of Pinocchio.

literaturehistory

Bibliography

  • Fumisteria
  • È finito il nostro Carnevale
  • La rivincita di Capablanca
  • Holden, Lolita, Živago e gli altri. Piccola enciclopedia dei personaggi letterari (1946-1999)
  • L'ultimo ballo di Charlot
  • Come un respiro interrotto
  • Il libro dei personaggi letterari. Dal dopoguerra a oggi, da Lolita a Montalbano, da Gabriella a Harry Potter
  • La lettrice scomparsa
  • Angelica e le comete
  • Ogni coincidenza ha un'anima.
  • Con in bocca il sapore del mondo.
  • Uccido chi voglio.
  • Mastro Geppetto
  • Notturno francese
  • E d'ogni male mi guarisce un bel verso.

Translations of Works

  • Numerous German translations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fiction based on historical events and real figuresWrites mostly on the train to workHumorous narrative
Recurring Motifs
historical contextssportsliterary characters

Legacy

Known as a contemporary Italian novelist acclaimed for unique novels inspired by history, winner of several literary prizes.

Trivia

  • Writes his novels mostly on the train commute to work in Rome.
  • Also writes lyrics, winning music awards for works by Pilar Roman and Franco Piana.