Nobel Prize in Literature
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Edition 24 (1926) Winner
Grazia Deledda
グラツィア・デレッダ
Grazia Deledda
Aliases:
Gràssia Deledda / Gràtzia Deledda / Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1871-09-27 （Nuoro, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy）
- Died
- 1936-08-15 （Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy） age 64
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, Sardinian
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Nuoro (birth and childhood) → Rome (after marriage until death)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1884-1936
- Influenced By
- Giovanni Verga, Gabriele D'Annunzio (influence in places)
- Influenced
- Sergio Atzeni, Giulio Angioni, Salvatore Mannuzzu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-educated; private tutor | — | Literature | — | 幼少期〜青年期（正式な高等教育は受けていない） | Italy |
Self-educated; private tutor
Literature
Period:
幼少期〜青年期（正式な高等教育は受けていない）
Country:
Italy
After elementary school she was educated by a private tutor and studied literature on her own
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Nobel Prize in Literature | Body of work | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1926
Work:
Body of work
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Canne al vento (Reeds in the Wind)
1913 NovelSet in Sardinia, it portrays the decline of a landowning family and the fate, solitude and moral struggles of its characters.
homelandisolationfatesocial decline
Translations
- Reeds in the Wind (English translation)
Cenere (Ashes)
1904 NovelA story about the relationship between a mother and daughter and themes of sacrifice. It inspired a 1916 silent film starring Eleonora Duse.
motherhoodsacrificesocial stigma
Adaptations
- [Film (silent)] Cenere (1916)
Translations
- Ashes (English translation)
Elias Portolu
1903 NovelOne of her early successful novels, depicting Sardinian life and human relations.
homelandpassionmorality
La Casa del Poeta (The House of the Poet)
1930 NovelA later novel showing a somewhat more optimistic outlook in her later years.
maturitycreativityremembrance
Bibliography
- Nell'azzurro (1890)
- Fior di Sardegna (1891)
- Elias Portolu (1903)
- Cenere (Ashes) (1904)
- L'Edèra (The Ivy) (1908)
- Canne al vento (Reeds in the Wind) (1913)
- Marianna Sirca (1915)
- La Casa del Poeta (1930)
- Sole d'estate (Summer Sun) (1933)
- La chiesa della solitudine (The Church of Solitude) (1936)
- Cosima (1937, posthumous)
Adaptations
- Cenere (1916 silent film starring Eleonora Duse)
- Reeds in the Wind (BBC Radio 4 dramatisation, 2012)
Translations of Works
- Cenere → Ashes (English translation)
- Canne al vento → Reeds in the Wind (English translation)
- Cosima (English translation available)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist depictionLyrical yet restrained proseElements of Decadentism
- Recurring Motifs
- Sardinian landscape and homelandloneliness and social alienationsin and redemptionwomen's suffering
Health
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Breast cancer1930年代（晩年）Affected her health in later years and led to her death in 1936. Themes of illness and solitude are reflected in her late works.
Legacy
She left an important mark on Italian and world literature through works portraying Sardinian life and people. Winning the 1926 Nobel Prize established her international reputation and influenced the development of Sardinian literature.
Museums
- Museo Deleddiano Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy Opened in 1979
Academic Societies
- Sardinian Literary Spring (movement/influence)
Archives
- Collections at the Museo Deleddiano
In Popular Culture
- Celebrated with a Google Doodle on 10 December 2017
Quotes
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"Già?" ("Already?")
Source: Her initial response upon learning of the Nobel Prize (1926)
Trivia
- She was the first Italian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1926).
- Her birthplace was preserved and transformed into the Museo Deleddiano.
- Her major work 'Canne al vento' is a canonical novel set in Sardinia.