Premio Campiello
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1981) Winner
Gesualdo Bufalino
ジェズアルド・ブファリーノ
Gesualdo Bufalino
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-11-15 （Comiso, Italy）
- Died
- 1996-06-14 （Vittoria, Italy） age 75
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Comiso, Sicily, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, High-school principal
- Active Years
- 1945-1996
- Influenced By
- Leonardo Sciascia
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Catania | — | Faculty of Letters | — | — | Italy |
| University of Palermo | — | Faculty of Letters | — | — | Italy |
University of Catania
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Italy
University of Palermo
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Italy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Premio Campiello | Diceria dell'untore | — | Premio Campiello jury | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Strega Prize | Le menzogne della notte | — | Strega Prize jury | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Nino Martoglio International Book Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Premio Campiello
1981
Work:
Diceria dell'untore
Organization:
Premio Campiello jury
Result:
受賞
Strega Prize
1988
Work:
Le menzogne della notte
Organization:
Strega Prize jury
Result:
受賞
Nino Martoglio International Book Award
1990
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1984) Winner
Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1988) Winner
Works
Major Works
Diceria dell'untore
1981 NovelA novel drawn from his tuberculosis hospital experience.
IllnessDeathSicily
Adaptations
- [Film] Breath of Life / Daniele Luchetti (1990)
Translations
- The Plague Sower
Bibliography
- Diceria dell'untore (1981)
- Le menzogne della notte (1988)
Translations of Works
- The Plague Sower (Stephen Sartarelli)
- Night's Lies (Patrick Creagh)
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Sicilian landscapesThemes of death
Health
-
Tuberculosis第二次世界大戦直後Provided material for the novel Diceria dell'untore.
Legacy
A late-blooming Sicilian writer who debuted in 1981.
Archives
- Biblioteca di Bufalino in Comiso
Trivia
- His father was a blacksmith.
- Retired as high-school principal in 1976.