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Romano Bilenchi

ロマーノ・ビレンキ

Romano Bilenchi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1909-11-09 (Siena)
Died
1989-11-18 (Florence) age 80
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Siena → Florence

Career

Occupations
novelist, short story writer, essayist
Active Years
1931-1990
Affiliations
Italian Communist Party, Società
Influenced By
Eugenio Montale, Ezra Pound

Awards

Viareggio Prize
1972
Work: Il bottone di Stalingrado
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Il bottone di Stalingrado

1972 novel

A story revolving around the button from Stalingrad.

warcommunism

Il gelo / The Chill

1982 novel

A human drama set in a cold environment.

povertyhuman relationships
Translations
  • English translation: The Chill

Bibliography

  • Vita di Pisto
  • Cronaca dell'Italia meschina, ovvero Storia dei socialisti di Colle
  • Il capofabbrica. Racconti
  • Mio cugino Andrea
  • Anna e Bruno e altri racconti
  • Conservatorio di Santa Teresa
  • La siccità:racconti
  • Dino e altri racconti
  • Racconti
  • Una città
  • Il bottone di Stalingrado
  • Il processo di Mary Dugan e altri racconti
  • La rosa non finita
  • Il gelo / The Chill
  • Gli anni impossibili
  • Pomeriggio. Due racconti
  • I tedeschi. Racconto
  • L'attentato
  • Maria
  • Due ucraini e altri amici

Translations of Works

  • English: The Chill (from Il gelo)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realisticconcise style
Recurring Motifs
memories of warclass struggle

Legacy

Important 20th-century Italian writer involved in anti-fascist resistance and post-war Communist Party activity. Winner of the Viareggio Prize.

Trivia

  • Participated in resistance movement under Fascism.
  • Friends with Ezra Pound.