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Edition 86 (2015) Winner
Franco Buffoni
フランコ・ブッフォーニ
Furanko Buffoni
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948 （Gallarate）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Gallarate (birth) → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, professor of literary criticism, professor of comparative literature
- Active Years
- 1948-
- Affiliations
- University of Bergamo, University of Cassino, IULM Milan, University of Parma, University of Turin, Testo a Fronte (editor)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Viareggio Prize | Jucci | poetry | — | winner |
Viareggio Prize
2015
Work:
Jucci
Category:
poetry
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jucci
2014 poetryTranslations
- English translations available
Bibliography
- Suora Carmelitana (1997)
- Il Profilo del Rosa (2000)
- Guerra (2005)
- Noi e loro (2008)
- Roma (2009)
- Jucci (2014)
- Avrei fatto la fine di Turing (2015)
- Pettorine arancioni e altre poesie (2016)
- Più luce, padre (2006)
- Zamel (2009)
- Il servo di Byron (2012)
- La casa di via Palestro (2014)
Translations of Works
- Translations in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish
Legacy
Italian contemporary poet, translator, novelist, and professor of literature. Winner of the Viareggio Prize for poetry in 2015. Founded Testo a Fronte, dedicated to literary translation.
Trivia
- Founded Testo a Fronte in 1989.
- Editor of Quaderni italiani di poesia contemporanea since 1991.