Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1953) Winner
Massimo Bontempelli
マッシモ・ボンテンポエッリ
Massimo Bontempelli
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1878-05-12 （Como）
- Died
- 1960-07-21 （Rome） age 82
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Como → Milan → Alessandria → Turin → Cherasco → Ancona → Florence → Paris → Rome → Frascati → Venice
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, composer
- Active Years
- 1904-1960
- Affiliations
- Il Marzocco, Corriere della Sera, Nuova Antologia
- Memberships
- Royal Academy of Italy, National Fascist Writers Union, National Drama Writers Union
- Influenced By
- Giosuè Carducci, Arturo Graf, André Breton
- Influenced
- Italian magical realism writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Liceo Ginnasio Giuseppe Parini | — | Literature | — | 1890s | Italy |
R. Liceo Ginnasio Giuseppe Parini
Literature
Period:
1890s
Year of Graduation:
1897
Country:
Italy
Studied in Milan, graduated in Alessandria
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Strega Prize | L'amante fedele | — | — | winner |
Strega Prize
1953
Work:
L'amante fedele
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Chess Set in the Mirror
1922 Magical realismA short novel employing a style inspired by dreams and surrealism
DreamsSurrealismMagical realism
Translations
- The Chess Set in the Mirror
Bibliography
- Socrate moderno
- I sette savi
- La guardia alla luna
- Il purosangue
- La vita intensa
- La vita operosa
- La scacchiera davanti allo specchio
- Eva ultima
- Minnie la candida
- L'amante fedele
Translations of Works
- The Chess Set in the Mirror
- The Faithful Lover
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magical realismLombard lineSurrealist influences
- Recurring Motifs
- DreamsIrrationalityFantasy
Health
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Declining health1950s-1960Prevented him from continuing his work
Legacy
Pioneer of magical realism in Italy, Strega Prize winner, involved with fascism then shifted towards communism.
Archives
- Getty Research Institute
In Popular Culture
- Known as the father of magical realism in literary history
Trivia
- Challenged to a duel by Giuseppe Ungaretti and reconciled
- Long-term relationship with Paola Masino
- Distanced from fascism and expelled from the party
- Won Senate seat in 1948 but voided