Premio Campiello
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2014) Winner
Giorgio Fontana
ジョルジョ・フォンタナ
Giorgio Fontana
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1981-04-22 （Varese, Italy）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Residence History
- Province of Varese (born) → Milan (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, columnist, comic writer, creative writing teacher
- Active Years
- 2007-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Milan | Faculty of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | 学士 | — | Italy |
University of Milan
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Country:
Italy
Graduation dissertation on Hilary Putnam's internal realism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Premio Sodalitas for Social Journalism - Web Section | — | — | Premio Sodalitas | winner |
| 2012 | Premio lo Straniero | Per legge superiore | — | Premio lo Straniero | winner |
| 2012 | Premio Racalmare - Leonardo Sciascia | Per legge superiore | — | Premio Racalmare | winner |
| 2013 | Premio Letterario Chianti (26th edition) | — | — | Premio Letterario Chianti | winner |
| 2014 | Premio Campiello | Death of a Happy Man | — | Campiello Prize Foundation | winner |
| 2014 | Premio Loria | Death of a Happy Man | — | Premio Loria | winner |
| 2017 | Premio Scrivere per Amore | — | — | Premio Scrivere per Amore | winner |
| 2020 | Premio Salgari | — | — | Premio Salgari | winner |
| 2020 | Mondello Prize | Prima di noi | — | Premio Mondello | winner |
| 2020 | Critics' Prize of Premio Brianza | Prima di noi | — | Premio Brianza | winner |
| 2021 | Premio Bagutta | — | — | Bagutta Prize Society | winner |
Premio Sodalitas for Social Journalism - Web Section
2011
Organization:
Premio Sodalitas
Result:
winner
Premio lo Straniero
2012
Work:
Per legge superiore
Organization:
Premio lo Straniero
Result:
winner
Premio Racalmare - Leonardo Sciascia
2012
Work:
Per legge superiore
Organization:
Premio Racalmare
Result:
winner
Premio Letterario Chianti (26th edition)
2013
Organization:
Premio Letterario Chianti
Result:
winner
Premio Campiello
2014
Work:
Death of a Happy Man
Organization:
Campiello Prize Foundation
Result:
winner
Premio Loria
2014
Work:
Death of a Happy Man
Organization:
Premio Loria
Result:
winner
Premio Scrivere per Amore
2017
Organization:
Premio Scrivere per Amore
Result:
winner
Premio Salgari
2020
Organization:
Premio Salgari
Result:
winner
Mondello Prize
2020
Work:
Prima di noi
Organization:
Premio Mondello
Result:
winner
Critics' Prize of Premio Brianza
2020
Work:
Prima di noi
Organization:
Premio Brianza
Result:
winner
Premio Bagutta
2021
Organization:
Bagutta Prize Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Good Resolutions for the New Year
2007 FictionDebut novel with episodic scenes focusing on youth and everyday life.
youtheveryday life
Novalis
2008 FictionA work evoking the German Romantic poet; experimental and literary in nature.
literaturememory
Babele 56. Eight Stops in the Changing City
2008 Non-fiction / reportageA reportage on immigrants in Milan, depicting the city's transformations.
immigrationurban change
By Higher Law
2011 Fiction (legal / justice themes)First of a diptych about law and justice, questioning ethics and institutions through judicial settings.
justicelawethics
Translations
- French translation (Seuil)
- German translation (Nagel & Kimche)
- Dutch translation (Wereldbibliotheek)
- Spanish translation (Libros del Asteroide)
Death of a Happy Man
2014 Fiction (legal / justice themes)Conclusion of the law/justice diptych begun with Per legge superiore; explores complex human relations and legal issues.
justiceatonementhuman relationships
Translations
- Translated in eight countries
Only One Paradise
2016 NovellaA short novel/novella addressing personal loss and memory.
lossmemory
Prima di noi
2020 Family sagaA vast family saga spanning generations, integrating changes in Italian society.
familyhistorysocial change
Il mago di Riga
2022 FictionA recent publication; detailed information about the work is limited.
unspecified
The Speed of Darkness
2011 EssayAn essay on Berlusconism and Italian identity.
politicsidentity
Lamiere
2019 Comics / Graphic novelA comic about the Deep Sea Slum in Nairobi, created in collaboration with Danilo Deninotti and Lucio Ruvidotti.
urban issuespoverty
Bibliography
- Buoni propositi per l'anno nuovo (Mondadori, 2007)
- Novalis (Marsilio, 2008)
- Babele 56. Otto fermate nella città che cambia (Terre di Mezzo, 2008 / 2014)
- Per legge superiore (Sellerio, 2011)
- La velocità del buio (Zona, 2011)
- Morte di un uomo felice (Sellerio, 2014)
- Un solo paradiso (Sellerio, 2016)
- Lamiere (Feltrinelli, 2019) - (with others)
- Prima di noi (Sellerio, 2020)
- Il mago di Riga (Sellerio, 2022)
Translations of Works
- French translation of Per legge superiore (Seuil)
- German translation of Per legge superiore (Nagel & Kimche)
- Dutch translation of Per legge superiore (Wereldbibliotheek)
- Spanish translation of Per legge superiore (Libros del Asteroide)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismmeasured, detailed prose focused on law and institutionsepic, family-saga narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- justice and lawfamily inheritance and memoryimmigration and urban changeindividual vs. institutions
Legacy
One of the notable contemporary Italian writers. Highly regarded for works addressing law and justice, urban change and immigration, and family history. Winner of multiple literary prizes; active also in comics, journalism and creative-writing education.
In Popular Culture
- Contributed scripts to the weekly comic Topolino
- Contributes columns to Italian newspapers and magazines
Trivia
- Lives and works in Milan.
- Has written scripts for Topolino.
- Per legge superiore has been translated into multiple languages.