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Edition 72 (2001) Winner
Roberto Calasso
ロベルト・カラッソ
Roberuto Karasso
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-05-30 （Florence）
- Died
- 2021-07-28 （Milan） age 80
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, French, English, Spanish, German, Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit
- Residence History
- Florence, Italy → Rome, Italy → Milan, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- writer, publisher
- Active Years
- 1962-2021
- Affiliations
- Adelphi Edizioni
- Memberships
- President of the International Alexander Lernet-Holenia Society
- Influenced By
- Enzo Turolla
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapienza University of Rome | — | English Literature | 博士号 | — | Italy |
Sapienza University of Rome
English Literature
Degree:
博士号
Country:
Italy
Doctoral dissertation on Sir Thomas Browne's theory of hieroglyphs under Mario Praz
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Viareggio Prize | La letteratura e gli dèi | 特別賞 | Premio Letterario Internazionale Viareggio-Rèpaci | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Bagutta Prize | La letteratura e gli dèi | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Prix Formentor | — | — | Fundación Formentor | 受賞 |
Viareggio Prize
2001
Work:
La letteratura e gli dèi
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Premio Letterario Internazionale Viareggio-Rèpaci
Result:
受賞
Bagutta Prize
2002
Work:
La letteratura e gli dèi
Result:
受賞
Prix Formentor
2018
Organization:
Fundación Formentor
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
1988 EssayA retelling of Greek myths reflecting on their reception in modern times
Greek mythologymodern consciousness
The Ruin of Kasch
1983 EssayEssay on modernity dedicated to Talleyrand
mythmodernity
Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India
1996 EssayExploration of Hindu mythology
Hindu mythology
Bibliography
- L'impuro folle (1974)
- The Ruin of Kasch (1983)
- The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (1988)
- The Forty-nine Steps (1991)
- Ka (1996)
- Literature and the Gods (2001)
- K. (2002)
- Tiepolo Pink (2006)
- La folie Baudelaire (2008)
- Ardor (2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fusion of myth and modernityEncyclopedic narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- MythIndian philosophyKafkaVedas
Legacy
Italian writer and publisher known for exploring the relationship between myth and modern consciousness
Quotes
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Literature and the Gods
Source: Literature and the Gods (2001)
Trivia
- Chairman of Adelphi Edizioni since 1999, bought the company in 2015
- Married to Swiss writer Fleur Jaeggy
- Had three children