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Paolo Cognetti

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Paolo Cognetti

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978-01-27 (Milan)
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Milan, Italy → Alps

Career

Occupations
writer, filmmaker
Active Years
1999-2024

Education

Civica Scuola di Cinema «Luchino Visconti»
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: Italy
Initially studied mathematics at university but quit to enroll in film school

Awards

Strega Prize
2017
Work: The Eight Mountains
Result: 受賞
Prix Médicis étranger
2017
Work: The Eight Mountains
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Eight Mountains

2016 novel

A novel exploring the friendship of two boys and their lives in the mountains.

friendshipmountainsfather-son relationship
Adaptations
  • [film] The Eight Mountains / Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch (2022)

La felicità del Lupo

2021 novel

Giù nella valle

2023 novel

Bibliography

  • Fare ordine
  • Manuale per ragazze di successo
  • Una cosa piccola che sta per esplodere
  • Sofia si veste sempre di nero
  • Il nuotatore
  • Le otto montagne (The Eight Mountains)
  • La felicità del Lupo
  • Giù nella valle
  • New York è una finestra senza tende
  • Il ragazzo selvatico. Quaderno di montagna (The Wild Boy: A Memoir)
  • A pesca nelle pozze più profonde
  • Tutte le mie preghiere guardano verso ovest
  • Senza mai arrivare in cima (Without Ever Reaching the Summit)
  • L'Antonia. Poesie, lettere e fotografie di Antonia Pozzi

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise and poetic stylerich nature descriptions
Recurring Motifs
mountainsfriendshipconnection to nature

Legacy

Gained international acclaim with the Strega Prize win, known for works themed around mountains and nature.