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Mario Soldati

マリオ・ソルダーティ

Mario Soldati

Pen Names: Franco PallaveraUsed for 1935 essay

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1906-11-17 (Turin)
Died
1999-06-19 (Lerici) age 92
Nationality
イタリア, イタリア王国
Languages
Italian
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Turin → Lerici

Career

Occupations
Writer, Film director
Active Years
1929-1999
Affiliations
Columbia University
Influenced By
Carlo Levi, Giacomo Debenedetti

Education

University of Turin
Humanities / Humanities
Country: Italy
Studied humanities
University of Rome
History of Art
Country: Italy
Studied History of Art

Awards

Strega Prize
1954
Work: Lettere da Capri
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

America primo amore

1935 Memoir

Memoir of his time teaching at Columbia University

American experienceFirst love

Lettere da Capri

1954 Novel

Story set on Capri

LoveIsland life

Bibliography

  • America primo amore
  • Lettere da Capri
  • 24 Hours in a Film Studio

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Refined style
Recurring Motifs
TravelGastronomy

Legacy

Italian writer and film director who won the Strega Prize. Contributed to literature and cinema.

Museums

  • Mario Soldati mostra virtuale Online

In Popular Culture

  • Retrospective at Venice Film Festival

Trivia

  • Attended Jesuit school
  • Contributed to major Italian newspapers