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Edition 40 (1969) Winner
Fulvio Tomizza
フルヴィオ・トミッツァ
Fulvio Tomizza
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-01-26 （Giurizzani di Materada, then Kingdom of Italy (now Juricani/Giurizzani, Croatia)）
- Died
- 1999-05-26 （Trieste） age 64
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Istria (Giurizzani di Materada) → Trieste
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1960-1999
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liceo "Carlo Combi" of Capodistria | — | High school | Diploma | — | Slovenia (former Italy) |
| Faculty of Humanities in Belgrade | Humanities | — | — | — | Yugoslavia (now Serbia) |
Liceo "Carlo Combi" of Capodistria
High school
Degree:
Diploma
Country:
Slovenia (former Italy)
High school diploma
Faculty of Humanities in Belgrade
Humanities
Country:
Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Study experience, incomplete
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Viareggio Prize | L'albero dei sogni | — | Viareggio Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Strega Prize | La miglior vita | — | Strega Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | Austrian Government | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Vilenica Prize | — | — | Vilenica International Literary Festival | 受賞 |
Viareggio Prize
1969
Work:
L'albero dei sogni
Organization:
Viareggio Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Strega Prize
1977
Work:
La miglior vita
Organization:
Strega Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1979
Organization:
Austrian Government
Result:
受賞
Vilenica Prize
1986
Organization:
Vilenica International Literary Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1977) Winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1979) Winner
Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1986) Winner
Works
Major Works
Materada
1960 NovelStory set in Istria of his youth, about a middle-class family with Slavic mother and Dalmatian Italian father origins.
IstriaBorderlandsExile
Translations
- Translated by Russell Scott Valentino (Materada)
La quinta stagione
1965 NovelSet in Istria of his youth.
Istria
La miglior vita
1977 NovelSet in Istria of his youth.
Istria
Bibliography
- Materada, Milano: 1960.
- La ragazza di Petrovia, Milano: 1963.
- La quinta stagione, Milano: 1965.
- Il bosco di acacie, Milano: 1966.
- Trilogia Istriana, Milano: 1967.
- L'albero dei sogni, Milano: 1969.
- La torre capovolta, Milano: 1971.
- La città di Miriam, Milano: 1972.
- Dove tornare, Milano: 1974.
- Trick, storia di un cane, Milano: 1975.
- La miglior vita, Milano: 1977.
- La pulce in gabbia, 1979.
- L'amicizia, Milano: 1980.
- La finzione di Maria, Milano: 1981.
- Il male viene dal Nord, Milano: 1984.
- Ieri, un secolo fa, Milano: 1985.
- Gli sposi di via Rossetti, Milano: 1986.
- Quando dio uscì di chiesa, Milano: 1987.
- Poi venne Cernobyl, Venezia: 1989.
- L'ereditiera veneziana, Milano: 1989.
- Fughe incrociate, Milano: 1990.
- M'identifico con la frontiera, 1990.
- Destino di frontiera, Genova 1992.
- I rapporti colpevoli, Milano: 1993.
- Anche la pulci hanno la tosse, Trieste: 1993.
- L'abate Roys e il fatto innominabile, Milano: 1994.
- Alle spalle di Trieste, Milano: 1995.
- Dal luogo del sequestro, Milano: 1996.
- Franziska, Milano: 1997.
- Nel chiaro della notte, Milano: 1999.
- La visitatrice, Milano: 2000.
- Il sogno dalmata, Milano: 2001.
Translations of Works
- Heavenly Supper: The Story of Maria Janis, translated by Anne Jacobson Shutte
- Materada, translated by Russell Scott Valentino
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mixed Venetian-Slavic dialect influencesBlending of history and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Istrian PeninsulaBorder identityExile of Italian community
Legacy
Italian writer from Istria, known for works depicting the fate of the Italian community in borderlands. Active in Trieste, winner of major literary prizes.
Trivia
- Mother from poor Slavic family. Father reportedly from ancient Dalmatian Italian family.
- Grew up in area with mixed Venetian-Slavic dialect.