Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2003) Winner
Melania Gaia Mazzucco
メラニア・ガイア・マッツォッコ
Melania Gaia Mazzucco
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-10-06 （Rome, Italy）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Author, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia | — | — | — | — | Italy |
| Sapienza University of Rome | Faculty of Letters | History of Modern and Contemporary Literature | 学士（近現代文学史） | — | Italy |
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
Italy
Studied at Italy's national film school; graduated in 1990. Worked on screenplays in the 1990s.
Sapienza University of Rome
Faculty of Letters
/ History of Modern and Contemporary Literature
Degree:
学士（近現代文学史）
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
Italy
Degree in History of Modern and Contemporary Literature; graduated in 1992.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Strega Prize | Vita | — | Strega Prize committee (Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci) | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Bagutta Prize | La lunga attesa dell'angelo | — | Bagutta Prize committee | 受賞 |
Strega Prize
2003
Work:
Vita
Organization:
Strega Prize committee (Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci)
Result:
受賞
Bagutta Prize
2009
Work:
La lunga attesa dell'angelo
Organization:
Bagutta Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Il bacio della Medusa
1996 NovelMazzucco's debut novel published in 1996; the work that marked the beginning of her career as a novelist.
originidentity
La camera di Baltus
1998 NovelPublished in 1998; one of her early works. Detailed synopsis not provided here.
memoryhuman relationships
Lei così amata
2000 NovelA 2000 novel that expanded her literary range.
lovefamily
Vita
2003 NovelA novel that follows Diamante (12) and Vita (9), children from a rural Italian village, who emigrate to New York and struggle to survive. Winner of the 2003 Strega Prize.
migrationidentitycoming of agefamily
Translations
- English translation by Virginia Jewiss
Un giorno perfetto
2005 NovelPublished in 2005; a novel exploring human interiority and relationships. Adapted into a film in 2008 directed by Ferzan Özpetek.
interpersonal relationshipspsychological portrait
Adaptations
- [Film] Un giorno perfetto / Ferzan Özpetek (2008)
La lunga attesa dell'angelo
2008 Historical novel / Biographical fictionThe first volume (published 2008) of a two-part work about the Renaissance painter Tintoretto, blending historical research and fiction. Awarded the Bagutta Prize.
art historyfamily sagaVenetian history
Jacomo Tintoretto e i suoi figli: storia di una famiglia veneziana
2009 Historical novel / Biographical fictionThe second volume (2009) continuing the family saga of Tintoretto; combines research with narrative fiction.
art historyfamilyVenice
Limbo
2012 NovelPublished in 2012; one of her mid-career novels. Detailed synopsis not provided here.
liminalityalienation
Il bassotto e la Regina
2012 Short story / possible children's bookPublished in 2012. Limited information on the exact nature of the work is available here.
imaginationrelationships
Sei come sei
2013 NovelPublished in 2013; part of the author's body of novels, either a full-length or mid-length work.
selfhoodeveryday life
Io sono con te: Storia di Brigitte
2016 NovelPublished in 2016. A narrative that addresses social themes through an individual's story. Detailed synopsis not provided here.
personal historysocial issues
Bibliography
- Il bacio della Medusa (1996)
- La camera di Baltus (1998)
- Lei così amata (2000)
- Vita (2003)
- Un giorno perfetto (2005)
- La lunga attesa dell'angelo (2008)
- Jacomo Tintoretto e i suoi figli: storia di una famiglia veneziana (2009)
- Limbo (2012)
- Il bassotto e la Regina (2012)
- Sei come sei (2013)
- Io sono con te: Storia di Brigitte (2016)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation: Un giorno perfetto (dir. Ferzan Özpetek, 2008)
Translations of Works
- Vita — translated into English by Virginia Jewiss
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blending historical research with fictionintimate psychological描写 and measured prose
- Recurring Motifs
- migration and survival abroadfamily and intergenerational sagasart and art history (Tintoretto)memory and identity
Legacy
One of contemporary Italy's prominent writers. Winner of the Strega Prize for 'Vita', Mazzucco is praised for blending historical research with fiction and for tackling a wide range of themes including migration and art history.
Trivia
- Born in Rome in 1966.
- Graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1990 and earned a degree in History of Modern and Contemporary Literature from Sapienza University of Rome in 1992.
- Won the 2003 Strega Prize for the novel 'Vita'.
- 'La lunga attesa dell'angelo' (first volume on Tintoretto, published 2008) received the Bagutta Prize.
- 'Un giorno perfetto' was adapted into a film directed by Ferzan Özpetek (released 2008).