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Natalia Ginzburg

ナターリア・ギンズブルク

Natalia Ginzburg

Aliases: Natalia Levi
Pen Names: Alessandra TornimpartePseudonym used during Fascist Italy

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1916-07-14 (Palermo)
Died
1991-10-07 (Rome) age 75
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian
Religion
Atheist
Residence History
Palermo, Sicily → Turin → Rome

Career

Occupations
Writer, Politician
Active Years
1933-1991
Affiliations
Einaudi Publisher

Education

University of Turin
Country: Italy

Awards

Strega Prize
1963
Work: Family Sayings
Result: 受賞
Bagutta Prize
1984
Work: La famiglia Manzoni
Result: 受賞
Veillon International Prize
1952
Work: Tutti i nostri ieri
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Family Sayings

1963 Novel

Explores family relationships and politics during Fascism.

FamilyFascismWar
Translations
  • Trans. D.M. Low

Bibliography

  • The Road to the City (1942)
  • The Dry Heart (1947)
  • All Our Yesterdays (1952)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise styleColloquial language
Recurring Motifs
Family relationshipsPolitics during FascismPhilosophy

Legacy

Important Italian author known for exploring family and wartime politics.

Trivia

  • Husband Leone Ginzburg died in prison for anti-Fascist activities.
  • Son Carlo Ginzburg is a renowned historian.