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Francesco Pecoraro

フランチェスコ・ペコラーロ

Furanchesuko Pekorāro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945 (Rome)
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Rome

Career

Occupations
novelist, architect, poet
Active Years
1971-2025
Nominations
Chiara Prize finalist (2007), Bergamo Prize finalist (2013), Strega Prize shortlist (2014), Campiello Prize finalist (2019)

Education

Unknown
Department of Architecture
Degree: 建築学学位
Year of Graduation: 1971
Country: Italy

Awards

Napoli Prize
2007
Work: Where do you think you're going?
Organization: Unknown
Result: winner
Giuseppe Berto Prize
2007
Work: Where do you think you're going?
Organization: Unknown
Result: winner
Viareggio Prize
2013
Work: La vita in tempo di pace
Organization: Unknown
Result: winner
Mondello Prize
2013
Work: La vita in tempo di pace
Organization: Unknown
Result: winner
Volponi Prize
2013
Work: La vita in tempo di pace
Organization: Unknown
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La vita in tempo di pace

2013 novel

The inner thoughts of Ivo Brandani, a civil engineer working for a private company replacing coral in the Red Sea with synthetic substance.

Modern Italian societyLabor strugglesUrban transformation
Translations
  • English (2018, Antony Shugaar, Seagull Press)
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Dutch

Style & Themes

Recurring Motifs
Italy's recent historylabor struggles

Legacy

La vita in tempo di pace has often been considered a potential Great Italian Novel.