Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1969) Winner
Lalla Romano
ラッラ・ロマーノ
Lalla Romano
Aliases:
Graziella Romano
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1906-11-11 （Demonte）
- Died
- 2001-06-26 （Milan） age 94
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Demonte → Turin → Milan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, artist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1941-2001
- Influenced By
- Cesare Pavese, Lionello Venturi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Turin | — | literature | literature | — | Italy |
University of Turin
literature
Degree:
literature
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Italy
Studied with Lionello Venturi and influenced by Cesare Pavese
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Strega Prize | Le parole tra noi leggere | — | — | winner |
Strega Prize
1969
Work:
Le parole tra noi leggere
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Le parole tra noi leggere
1969 novelWork drawing on personal and family experiences.
familypersonal experience
Bibliography
- Le metamorfosi (1951)
- Maria (1953)
- Tetto Murato (1957)
- Diario di Grecia (1960)
- L'uomo che parlava solo (1961)
- La penombra che abbiamo attraversato (1964)
- Le parole tra noi leggere (1969)
- L'ospite (1973)
- Una giovinezza inventata (1979)
- Inseparabile (1981)
- Nei mari estremi (1987)
- Un sogno del Nord (1989)
Translations of Works
- Tetto Murato → A Silence Shared (2023)
- Nei mari estremi → In Farthest Seas (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative based on personal and family experiences
Legacy
Continued painting throughout life; her Milan home converted into a museum.
Museums
- Casa Museo Lalla Romano Milan Opened in 2001
- Aosta retrospective Aosta Opened in 2009
Archives
- Associazione amici di Lalla Romano
Trivia
- Great-uncle was mathematician Giuseppe Peano.
- Joined the Resistance during World War II.