Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1928) Winner
Giovanni Comisso
ジョヴァンニ・コミッソ
Giovanni Comisso
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-10-03 （Treviso, Italy）
- Died
- 1969-01-21 （Treviso, Italy (hospital)） age 73
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Treviso, Italy → Paris (1927–1928) → Zero Branco, Veneto, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1916-1969
- Influenced By
- Arturo Martini, Arthur Rimbaud, Friedrich Nietzsche
- Influenced
- Eugenio Montale, Umberto Saba, Gianfranco Contini
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Premio Bagutta | Gente di mare | — | Bagutta Prize committee | 受賞 |
Premio Bagutta
1928
Work:
Gente di mare
Organization:
Bagutta Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1955) Winner
Works
Major Works
Il porto dell'amore
1924 Short stories / NovelA collection of short stories and novellas set on the Adriatic, notable for vivid depictions of ports and people who live by the sea.
seatravellovelabor
Gente di mare
1928 Short storiesA short-story collection portraying fishermen and sailors; emphasizes coastal community life, work, and the harshness and beauty of the sea.
seacommunitywork ethic
Giorni di guerra
1930 War literature / MemoirBased on his World War I service, this work records battlefield memories and the author's experiences as a soldier.
warmemorytrauma
Un gatto attraversa la strada
1954 NovelA novel depicting aspects of everyday life, human frailties, and irony, distinguished by careful observation and subtle humor.
everyday lifehuman relationshipsirony
Le mie stagioni
1951 Autobiographical essaysAutobiographical essays reflecting on the 'seasons' of the author's life, including travels and personal encounters.
autobiographymemoryseasonality
Viaggi felici
1949 Travel writing / EssaysA series of essays on travels and encounters, written with a lively tone and keen observational detail.
travelcross-cultural encountersobservation
La mia casa di campagna
1958 Essays / MemoirEssays on rural life and rooted existence, rich in natural description and nostalgia.
countrysidenostalgianature
Diario 1951–1964
1969 Diary / MemoirA compiled diary covering 1951–1964, containing daily reflections, notes on writing, and private observations.
daily recordcreative processreminiscence
Bibliography
- Il porto dell'amore
- Gente di mare
- Giorni di guerra
- Il delitto di Fausto Diamante
- Storia di un patrimonio
- Avventure terrene
- I due compagni
- L'italiano errante per l'Italia
- Felicità dopo la noia
- Un inganno d'amore
- La favorita
- I sentimenti nell'arte
- La terra e i contadini e altri racconti
- Capriccio e illusione
- Amori d'oriente
- Gioventù che muore
- Viaggi felici
- Le mie stagioni
- Un gatto attraversa la strada
- La mia casa di campagna
- Satire italiane
- La donna del lago
- Cribol
- Il grande ozio
- Pesca notturna e altre pagine
- Gioco d'infanzia
- Busta chiusa
- Attraverso il tempo
- Diario 1951–1964
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Descriptive prose rich in landscape depictionBlend of travel writing/essays and fictionObservational voice with irony and wry humor
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and portstravel and wanderingVeneto countrysidememory and nostalgialoneliness
Legacy
Giovanni Comisso is regarded as an important 20th-century Italian writer, known for works focused on the sea, travel, and the landscapes of Veneto. Appreciated by contemporaries such as Eugenio Montale, he established a distinct place in Italian letters through vivid regional and travel writing.
Museums
- Giovanni Comisso commemorative plaque (Treviso) Central Treviso, Italy (commemorative plaque)
In Popular Culture
- Commemorative plaque in Treviso
- Included in Italian literary anthologies and academic studies
Quotes
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Our life today is reduced to these extremes from which serenity, beauty and harmony are excluded.
Source: Source not specified (from his writings or essays)
Trivia
- Served in the Telegraph Corps during World War I.
- Participated in the Fiume enterprise (1919–1920).
- Lived in Paris (1927–1928) and interacted with painter Filippo De Pisis.
- In 1929 traveled in the Far East (China, Japan, Russia) as a special correspondent for Corriere della Sera.
- Bought a house and fields in Zero Branco and sought a rooted rural life in Veneto.
- Family home in Treviso was destroyed by bombing.