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Jolanda Insana

じょらんだ・いんさな

Joranda Insana

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1937-05-18 (Messina)
Died
2016-10-27 (Rome) age 79
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Messina, Italy → Rome, Italy

Career

Occupations
poet, translator
Active Years
1977-2016

Education

Sapienza University of Rome
Faculty of Letters / Ancient Literature
Period: 1968年以降
Country: Italy
Thesis on Erinna's The Distaff

Awards

Mondello Prize
1982
Work: Fendenti fonici
Category: First work
Organization: Mondello Prize Foundation
Result: winner
Viareggio Prize
2002
Work: La stortura
Category: poetry
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sciarra amara

1977 poetry collection

Debut poetry collection, "Bitter Harvest".

Fendenti fonici

1982 poetry collection

Poetry collection translated into English as Slashing Sounds in 2024.

La stortura

2002 poetry collection

Viareggio Prize-winning poetry collection.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
visionary concreteness

Legacy

Italian poet and translator known for her work on classical and contemporary authors, acclaimed for her 'visionary concreteness' poetic style.