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Edition 27 (1956) Winner
Gianna Manzini
ジャンナ・マンジーニ
Jianna Manjīni
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1896-03-24 （Pistoia）
- Died
- 1974-08-31 （Rome） age 78
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Pistoia → Florence → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- writer, teacher
- Active Years
- 1924-1973
- Affiliations
- Solaria
- Influenced By
- Marcel Proust, André Gide, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Father (Giuseppe Manzini)
- Influenced
- Eugenio Montale
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florence | — | Faculty of Letters | — | — | Italy |
University of Florence
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Italy
Attended to prepare as a teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Premio Campiello | Ritratto in piedi | — | Fondazione Il Campiello | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Viareggio Prize | La Sparviera | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Premio Marzotto | Un'altra cosa | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Premio Napoli | Allegro con disperazione | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Premio Soroptimist | Valtzer del diavolo | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1945 | Premio Costume | Lettera all'editore | — | — | 受賞 |
Premio Campiello
1971
Work:
Ritratto in piedi
Organization:
Fondazione Il Campiello
Result:
受賞
Viareggio Prize
1956
Work:
La Sparviera
Result:
受賞
Premio Marzotto
1951
Work:
Un'altra cosa
Result:
受賞
Premio Napoli
1968
Work:
Allegro con disperazione
Result:
受賞
Premio Soroptimist
1953
Work:
Valtzer del diavolo
Result:
受賞
Premio Costume
1945
Work:
Lettera all'editore
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Premio Campiello
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1971) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ritratto in piedi
1971 NovelSemi-autobiographical portrait of her father, an Italian anarchist.
familyanarchismTuscan landscape
Translations
- Full-Length Portrait (English translation)
La Sparviera
1956 NovelStory of a protagonist with lung weakness.
healthloneliness
Lettera all'editore
1945 NovelGame Plan for a Novel.
literary intentions
Translations
- Game Plan for a Novel (English translation)
Bibliography
- Tempo innamorato (1928)
- Incontro col falco (1928)
- Boscovivo (1932)
- Un filo di brezza (1936)
- Rive remote (1940)
- Venti racconti (1941)
- Forte come un leone (1944)
- Lettera all'editore (1945)
- Carta d'identità (1945)
- Il Valtzer del diavolo (1953)
- Ho visto il tuo cuore (1947)
- Animali sacri e profani (1953)
- Foglietti; All'insegna del Pesce d'oro (1954)
- La Sparviera (1956)
- Cara prigione (1958)
- Ritratti e pretesti (1960)
- Arca di Noè (1960)
- Un’altra cosa (1961)
- Il cielo addosso (1963)
- Album di ritratti (1964)
- Allegro con disperazione (1965)
- Domenikos Theotokópoulos detto El Greco (1969)
- Ritratti in piedi (1971)
- Sulla soglia (1973)
Translations of Works
- Full-Length Portrait (English)
- Game Plan for a Novel (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- idiosyncratic styleclarity of writing influenced by fatherprogressively linear narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- family dramaTuscan landscapechildhood memorieslung weakness
Health
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lung weakness幼少期から晩年までDependent on oxygen in later years, affected writing
Legacy
Important Italian woman writer known for her idiosyncratic style and multiple literary prizes. Documents preserved in several archives.
Archives
- Archivio di Gianna Manzini (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milan)
- Archivio del Novecento (Sapienza University of Rome)
- Fondo Manzini (Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori)
- Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
Quotes
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The beautiful blue mountains encircling it from east to west, breathing that pungent perfumed air, an exhilarating delight.
Source: Ritratto in piedi (1971) -
The new city, Florence, embraced me as I embraced it. I savoured the happiness of being alive on that pavement, among those stones, close to the river.
Source: Ritratto in piedi (1971) -
I left Tuscany to settle in Rome: an event precipitating great change.
Source: Lettera all'editore (1945)
Trivia
- Her father was an anarchist exiled and died of heart attack chased by fascists.
- Famous photo with her cat.