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Edition 71 (2000) Winner
Giorgio van Straten
ジョルジョ・ヴァン・ストラーテン
Jorujo Van Sutorāten
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955 （Florence, Italy）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Florence, Italy → Rome, Italy → New York, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Librettist, Playwright, Editor, Translator, Critic, Arts manager
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Orchestra della Toscana, Biennale di Venezia, AGIS, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Palazzo delle Esposizioni e Scuderie del Quirinale, RAI, Italian Cultural Institute in New York, FAF Toscana – Fondazione Alinari per la Fotografia
- Memberships
- Nuovi Argomenti
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | — | — | Office of the President of the Italian Republic | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Viareggio Prize | Il mio nome a memoria | 小説部門 | Viareggio Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Zerilli-Marimò Prize for Italian Fiction | Il mio nome a memoria | — | New York University | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Il Ceppo Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Castiglioncello Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Adei-Wizo Prize | Il mio nome a memoria | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Procida-Isola di Arturo-Elsa Morante Prize | Il mio nome a memoria | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Giacomo Matteotti Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
2000
Organization:
Office of the President of the Italian Republic
Result:
受賞
Viareggio Prize
2000
Work:
Il mio nome a memoria
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Viareggio Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Zerilli-Marimò Prize for Italian Fiction
2000
Work:
Il mio nome a memoria
Organization:
New York University
Result:
受賞
Il Ceppo Prize
1989
Result:
受賞
Castiglioncello Prize
1995
Result:
受賞
Adei-Wizo Prize
2000
Work:
Il mio nome a memoria
Result:
受賞
Procida-Isola di Arturo-Elsa Morante Prize
2000
Work:
Il mio nome a memoria
Result:
受賞
Giacomo Matteotti Prize
2015
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Il mio nome a memoria
2000 fictionThe story of his Jewish-Dutch family from 1811 to the present day.
family historyJewish heritagememory
Translations
- My Name, A Living Memory
Generazione
1987 fictionStorie di libri perduti
2016 non-fictionStories of lost books.
literary historylost books
Translations
- In search of lost books
Bibliography
- Generazione
- Hai sbagliato foresta
- Ritmi per il nostro ballo
- Corruzione
- Il mio nome a memoria
- L'impegno spaesato
- La verità non serve a niente
- Storia d'amore in tempo di guerra
- Storie di libri perduti
- Una disperata vitalità
Adaptations
- Tre voci
- Auf den Marmorklippen
- Open Air
- Here there is no why
Translations by Author
- The Secret Garden
- The Call of the Wild
- The Jungle Book
- The Pavilion on the dunes
Translations of Works
- My Name, A Living Memory
- In search of lost books
Legacy
Italian writer known for exploring family history and lost literature. Winner of multiple literary prizes and held key positions in arts organizations.
Trivia
- Of Dutch-Jewish descent.
- Relatives include writers and agents such as Louis Fles, Barthold Fles, George Fles, and others.
- Director of the Italian literary magazine Nuovi Argomenti.