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Gaetano Tumiati

ガエターノ・トゥミアーティ

Gaetano Tumiati

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1918-05-06 (Ferrara, Italy)
Died
2012-10-28 (Ferrara, Italy) age 94
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Ferrara → Milan (professional residence)

Career

Occupations
journalist, writer, literary critic
Active Years
1938-2012
Affiliations
Avanti!, La Stampa, Illustrazione italiana (editor), Panorama (deputy director)

Awards

Premio Campiello
1976
Work: Il busto di gesso
Organization: Fondazione Il Campiello
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Il busto di gesso

1976 novel

A novel exploring human psychology, memory and identity. Published in 1976 and awarded the Premio Campiello the same year.

human psychologymemoryidentity

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed character描写calm and sharp social observation
Recurring Motifs
memoryfamilyeffects of war

Legacy

An important figure in postwar Italian journalism and literature. Active as a newspaper and magazine journalist/editor and recognized as a novelist, notably winning the Premio Campiello in 1976.

Trivia

  • He was the nephew of actor Gualtiero Tumiati.
  • During World War II he was taken prisoner and interned in a prison camp in Hereford, Texas.
  • Published his first stories at age 20 in the newspaper Oggi.