Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1956) Winner
Giorgio Bassani
ジョルジョ・バッサーニ
Jorujo Bassani
Pen Names:
Giacomo Marchi（Pseudonym used for first book to evade race laws）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-03-04 （Bologna）
- Died
- 2000-04-13 （Rome） age 84
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Ferrara → Bologna → Florence → Rome
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, essayist, editor, intellectual
- Active Years
- 1940-2000
- Affiliations
- Feltrinelli (editorial director), Paragone (editor), Botteghe oscure (editor), Italia Nostra (president, 1965-1980)
- Influenced By
- Benedetto Croce, Roberto Longhi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bologna | Faculty of Letters | Literature | — | 1935-1939 | Italy |
| Liceo classico L. Ariosto | — | Classics | — | -1934 | Italy |
University of Bologna
Faculty of Letters
/ Literature
Period:
1935-1939
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
Italy
Thesis on Niccolò Tommaseo
Liceo classico L. Ariosto
Classics
Period:
-1934
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
Italy
Secondary school in Ferrara
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Strega Prize | Cinque storie ferraresi | — | Premio Strega | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Viareggio Prize | Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini | — | Premio Viareggio | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Nelly Sachs Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Campiello Prize | L'airone | — | Premio Campiello | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Bagutta Prize | In rima e senza | — | Premio Bagutta | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Pirandello Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Feltrinelli Prize | Prose | — | Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei | 受賞 |
Strega Prize
1956
Work:
Cinque storie ferraresi
Organization:
Premio Strega
Result:
受賞
Viareggio Prize
1962
Work:
Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini
Organization:
Premio Viareggio
Result:
受賞
Nelly Sachs Prize
1969
Result:
受賞
Campiello Prize
1969
Work:
L'airone
Organization:
Premio Campiello
Result:
受賞
Bagutta Prize
1983
Work:
In rima e senza
Organization:
Premio Bagutta
Result:
受賞
Pirandello Prize
1987
Result:
受賞
Feltrinelli Prize
1992
Work:
Prose
Organization:
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 33 (1962) Winner
Premio Campiello
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1969) Winner
Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1969) Winner
Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 47 (1983) Winner
Works
Major Works
Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini
1962 NovelStory of a Jewish family in Ferrara under Fascism.
Jewish communityFascismMemory
Adaptations
- [Film] The Garden of the Finzi-Continis / Vittorio De Sica (1970)
Gli occhiali d'oro
1958 NovelExplores marginalization of Jews and homosexuals.
MarginalizationFerrara
Adaptations
- [Film] The Gold Rimmed Glasses / Giuliano Montaldo (1987)
Cinque storie ferraresi
1956 Short storiesFive stories set in Ferrara.
FerraraJewish life
Adaptations
- [Film] Long Night in 1943 / Flavio Mogherini (1960)
Bibliography
- Una città di pianura
- Storie dei poveri amanti e altri versi
- Te lucis ante
- Cinque storie ferraresi
- Gli occhiali d'oro
- Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini
- Dietro la porta
- L'airone
- L'odore del fieno
- Il romanzo di Ferrara
Adaptations
- Long Night in 1943 (1960)
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
- The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismExploration of memoryDepictions of Ferrara landscapes
- Recurring Motifs
- FerraraJewish lifeItaly under Fascism
Legacy
Known for depictions of Ferrara's Jewish community and life under Fascism in Italian literature.
Archives
- Jewish Cemetery in Ferrara
In Popular Culture
- Ferrara's Communal Library and Urban Park named after him
Trivia
- Born into a prosperous Jewish family from Ferrara
- Arrested for anti-fascist resistance activities
- Responsible for publishing Il Gattopardo