Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1966) Winner
Michele Prisco
ミケーレ・プリスコ
Michele Prisco
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-01-18 （Torre Annunziata）
- Died
- 2003-11-19 （Naples） age 83
- Nationality
- イタリア, Italian
- Languages
- イタリア語, Italian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Torre Annunziata → Naples
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, critic
- Active Years
- 1942-2003
- Affiliations
- Gazetta del Popolo de Turin staff, Vice secretary of the National Writers' Union
- Memberships
- National Writers' Union, Editor of Le ragioni narrative
- Influenced By
- Gino Montesanto, Mario Pomilio
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Law | — | — | Italy |
Unknown
Law
Country:
Italy
Studied law and took solicitor exams but chose writing career
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Strega Prize | Una spirale di nebbia | — | Strega Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1949 | Strega gold medal for best newcomer | La provincia addormentata | — | Strega Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1950 | Venezia Prize | Gli eredi del vento | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Premio Napoli | La dama di piazza | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Premio Napoli | I cieli della sera | — | — | 受賞 |
Strega Prize
1966
Work:
Una spirale di nebbia
Organization:
Strega Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Strega gold medal for best newcomer
1949
Work:
La provincia addormentata
Organization:
Strega Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Venezia Prize
1950
Work:
Gli eredi del vento
Result:
受賞
Premio Napoli
1961
Work:
La dama di piazza
Result:
受賞
Premio Napoli
1970
Work:
I cieli della sera
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La provincia addormentata
1949 NovelDepicts the Neapolitan middle class
middle classsocial stagnation
Translations
Una spirale di nebbia
1966 NovelStrega Prize winner, adapted into film
familysecrets
Adaptations
- [Film]
Translations
- English translation 1969
Bibliography
- La provincia addormentata, 1949
- Gli eredi del vento (Heirs of the Wind), 1950
- Figli difficili, 1954
- Fuochi a mare, 1957
- La dama di piazza, 1961
- Punto franco, 1965
- Una spirale di nebbia (A Spiral of Mist), 1966
- I cieli della sera, 1970
- Gli ermellini neri, 1975
- Il colore del cristallo, 1977
- Le parole del silenzio, 1981
- Lo specchio cieco, 1984
- I giorni della conchiglia, 1982
- Terre basse, 1992
- Il cuore della vita, 1995
- Il pellicano di pietra, 1996
- Gli altri, 1999
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Una spirale di nebbia
Translations of Works
- Some works translated into English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismmiddle-class portrayalsNeapolitan society
- Recurring Motifs
- social stagnationfamily limitationsurban middle class
Legacy
Important Italian novelist known for sharp depictions of Neapolitan middle class, Strega Prize winner
Museums
- Centro Studi Michele Prisco Italy
Trivia
- First short story 'Gli alianti' published in 1942
- Some works translated into English