Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (1985) Winner
Francesca Duranti
フランチェスカ・デュランティ
Francesca Duranti
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1935-01-02 （Genoa, Italy）
- Died
- 2025-10-31 age 90
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Genoa, Italy → Pisa, Italy (studies)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Lawyer
- Active Years
- 1976-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pisa | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | Laurea (Giurisprudenza) | — | Italy |
University of Pisa
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
Laurea (Giurisprudenza)
Country:
Italy
Degree in law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bagutta Prize | The House on Moon Lake | — | Bagutta Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Premio Martina Franca | The House on Moon Lake | — | Premio Martina Franca committee | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Premio Campiello | Personal Effects | — | Premio Campiello committee | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Rapallo Carige Prize | Left-Handed Dreams | — | Rapallo Carige Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Rapallo Carige Prize | L'ultimo viaggio della canaria | — | Rapallo Carige Prize committee | 受賞 |
Bagutta Prize
1985
Work:
The House on Moon Lake
Organization:
Bagutta Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Premio Martina Franca
1984
Work:
The House on Moon Lake
Organization:
Premio Martina Franca committee
Result:
受賞
Premio Campiello
1988
Work:
Personal Effects
Organization:
Premio Campiello committee
Result:
受賞
Rapallo Carige Prize
1997
Work:
Left-Handed Dreams
Organization:
Rapallo Carige Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Rapallo Carige Prize
2004
Work:
L'ultimo viaggio della canaria
Organization:
Rapallo Carige Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Premio Campiello
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1989) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Little Girl
1976 NovelA novel with autobiographical elements drawing on childhood experiences; it explores memories of youth and family relationships.
memorychildhoodfamily
Translations
- The Little Girl (trans. Judith Woolf, 2010)
Piazza mia bella piazza
1978 NovelSet around city squares, intertwining people's lives and memories.
urban lifememoryhuman relationships
Translations
The House on Moon Lake
1984 NovelA novel that depicts the intersection of reality and fantasy, life and art; it won major literary prizes.
reality vs. fantasyart and lifeidentity
Translations
- The House on Moon Lake (trans. Stephen Sartarelli, 1986)
Happy Ending
1987 NovelA mid-career work that sensitively portrays relationships and turning points in life.
life turning pointsrelationships
Translations
- Happy Ending (trans. Annapaola Cancogni, 2014)
Personal Effects
1988 NovelExplores inner lives through personal possessions and memories. Winner of the Premio Campiello.
memorypossessionsinterior life
Translations
- Personal Effects (trans. Stephen Sartarelli, 1993)
Left-Handed Dreams
1996 NovelDepicts the female perspective and inner world through dreams and imagination. Winner of the Rapallo Carige Prize.
dreamsfemale perspectiveimagination
Translations
- Left-Handed Dreams (trans. Nicoletta McGowan, 2012)
L'ultimo viaggio della canaria
2004 NovelOne of her later works focusing on life's journey and loss. Winner of the Rapallo Carige Prize.
journeylossrecollection
Translations
Bibliography
- The Little Girl (1976)
- Piazza mia bella piazza (1978)
- The House on Moon Lake (1984)
- Happy Ending (1987)
- Personal Effects (1988)
- Left-Handed Dreams (1996)
- L'ultimo viaggio della canaria (2004)
Translations of Works
- The Little Girl (trans. Judith Woolf, 2010)
- The House on Moon Lake (trans. Stephen Sartarelli, 1986)
- Happy Ending (trans. Annapaola Cancogni, 2014)
- Personal Effects (trans. Stephen Sartarelli, 1993)
- Left-Handed Dreams (trans. Nicoletta McGowan, 2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Delicate, often poetic prose that blurs boundaries between reality and fantasyNarrative that intersects autobiographical elements with fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and forgettingchildhoodinteraction of art and lifedreams
Legacy
Francesca Duranti was an Italian writer known for works probing the intersection of reality and fantasy and the relationship between art and life. She won multiple major literary prizes and is regarded as an important voice in late 20th- and early 21st-century Italian literature.
Trivia
- Born Francesca Rossi.
- Received a law degree from the University of Pisa.
- Began publishing fiction in 1976 with the novel La bambina.
- Winner of several major Italian literary prizes (Bagutta, Premio Campiello, Rapallo Carige, etc.).
- Married Enrico Magnini in 1956 (one child; separated 1960); later married Massimo Duranti (one child; divorced 1976).