Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1927) Winner
Giovanni Battista Angioletti
ジョヴァンニ・バッティスタ・アンジョレッティ
Giovanni Battista Angioletti
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1896-11-27 （Milan）
- Died
- 1961-08-03 （Santa Maria la Bruna, near Naples） age 64
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Milan (birth / early life) → Dijon (lecturing) → Besançon (lecturing) → Prague (director of Italian cultural institute) → Paris (director of Italian cultural institute, long residence) → Near Naples (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Editor, Cultural program director
- Active Years
- 1920-1961
- Affiliations
- Sindacato Nazionale Scrittori Italiani (Italian writers' union) - secretary, European Community of Writers - first chairman, Editor of Italia letteraria / Fiera Letteraria, Directed cultural programs for RAI Radio3
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown (planned engineering studies interrupted by war) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unknown (planned engineering studies interrupted by war)
Switched to literature and journalism after World War I
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Premio Bagutta | Il giorno del giudizio | — | Premio Bagutta committee | 受賞 |
| 1949 | Strega Prize | La memoria | — | Strega Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Viareggio Prize | I grandi ospiti | — | Viareggio Prize committee | 受賞 |
Premio Bagutta
1928
Work:
Il giorno del giudizio
Organization:
Premio Bagutta committee
Result:
受賞
Strega Prize
1949
Work:
La memoria
Organization:
Strega Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Viareggio Prize
1960
Work:
I grandi ospiti
Organization:
Viareggio Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1949) Winner
Works
Major Works
Il giorno del giudizio
1928 Fiction (novel)An early novel dealing with social and ethical issues; awarded the Premio Bagutta in 1928.
EthicsSocial criticismInner life
La memoria
1949 Fiction (novel)A work centered on memory and personal history. Won the Strega Prize in 1949 and is regarded as an important postwar Italian novel.
MemoryPostwar societyPersonal history
I grandi ospiti
1960 Essays / CriticismA collection of essays on culture and literature. Awarded the Viareggio Prize in 1960.
Cultural criticismEuropean literature
Gli italiani sono onesti
1968 Essays (posthumous)A posthumous collection of essays published in 1968, compiling his observations and criticism.
Social observationEthics
Bibliography
- Il giorno del giudizio (1928)
- Il buon veliero (1930)
- Il generale in esilio (1938)
- Donata (1941)
- Eclisse di luna (1943)
- La memoria (1949)
- Narciso (1949)
- Giobbe uomo solo (1955)
- Scrittori d'Europa (1928)
- Servizio di guardia (1932)
- L'Europa d'oggi (1934)
- Le carte parlanti (1941)
- Vecchio continente (1942)
- L'Italia felice (1947)
- Inchiesta segreta (1953)
- L'anatra alla normanna (1957)
- L'uso della parola (1958)
- I grandi ospiti (1960)
- Tutta l'Europa (1961)
- Gli italiani sono onesti (1968, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Essayistic and contemplative style influenced by European literatureCombines critical observation with cultural commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- MemoryEuropean and cultural identityRelations between the individual and society
Legacy
Known for both essays and fiction, he is regarded as an important critic and writer in postwar Italian literature. He was also influential as an editor and cultural promoter and won major Italian literary prizes.
Academic Societies
- Sindacato Nazionale Scrittori Italiani (Italian writers' union)
Trivia
- First winner of the Premio Bagutta in 1928 for Il giorno del giudizio.
- Won the Strega Prize in 1949 for La memoria.
- Awarded the Viareggio Prize in 1960 for I grandi ospiti; died the following year.
- Lectured in Dijon and Besançon and served as director of Italian cultural institutes in Prague and Paris.