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Sandro Veronesi

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Sandro Veronesi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Florence, Italy
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian

Career

Occupations
novelist, writer, journalist
Active Years
1984-
Affiliations
Co-founder of Fandango Libri, Founder of web radio Radiogas

Education

University of Florence
Faculty of Architecture
Degree: 学位（建築）
Country: Italy
Earned a degree in architecture before pursuing a writing career

Awards

Strega Prize
2006
Work: Caos calmo (Quiet Chaos)
Organization: Premio Strega organization
Result: 受賞
Strega Prize
2020
Work: Il colibrì (The Hummingbird)
Organization: Premio Strega organization
Result: 受賞
Premio Viareggio
2000
Work: La forza del passato
Organization: Premio Viareggio organization
Result: 受賞
Premio Campiello
2000
Work: La forza del passato
Organization: Premio Campiello organization
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Il colibrì (The Hummingbird)

2019 Novel

A long novel interweaving episodes around its middle-aged protagonists, dealing with memory, loss and recovery. Winner of the 2020 Strega Prize.

memorylossredemptionfamily relationships
Translations

Caos calmo (Quiet Chaos)

2005 Novel

After losing his wife, Pietro re-evaluates life and pursues recovery by unorthodoxly spending time in front of his daughter's school. Winner of the 2006 Strega Prize.

grieffragmented everyday lifenew beginnings
Adaptations
  • [Film] Caos calmo / Antonello Grimaldi (2008)
Translations
  • Quiet Chaos (English translation)

La forza del passato

2000 Novel

Through memories and re-evaluation of his deceased father, the son questions both his and his father's true nature. Winner of Premio Viareggio and Premio Campiello.

family secretsmemoryself-recognition

Gli sfiorati

1990 Novel

Set in a recomposed family, it portrays generational tensions and chaotic urban life in Rome, combining experimental and fantastical elements.

intergenerational conflicturban fragmentsfamily

Il resto del cielo

1984 Poetry

A collection of 25 short poems, the author's only venture into verse, addressing communication problems and coincidentia oppositorum.

communicationcoexistence of opposites

Bibliography

  • Il resto del cielo (1984)
  • Per dove parte questo treno allegro (1988)
  • Gli sfiorati (1990)
  • Venite venite B-52 (1995)
  • La forza del passato (2000)
  • Ring City (2001)
  • No Man's Land (2003)
  • Caos calmo (2005)
  • Brucia Troia (2007)
  • XY (2010)
  • Baci scagliati altrove (2011)
  • Terre rare (2014)
  • Non dirlo. Il Vangelo di Marco (2015)
  • Il colibrì (2019)
  • Various non-fiction and essay collections (e.g., Cronache italiane, Occhio per occhio, Live)

Adaptations

  • Film adaptation of Caos calmo (2008)

Translations of Works

  • La forza del passato — English translation: The Force of the Past (translator: Alastair McEwen)
  • Caos calmo — English translation: Quiet Chaos

Style & Themes

Literary Style
introspective narrative stylestream-of-consciousness elementsmetaphorical and symbolic usage
Recurring Motifs
father–son relationshipsloss and mourningmemory and renewalfragments of urban life

Legacy

Sandro Veronesi is one of contemporary Italy's leading writers, known for works exploring family, memory and loss. He has won the Strega Prize twice and his books have been widely translated and adapted.

In Popular Culture

  • Caos calmo was adapted into a film and has had influence in popular culture

Trivia

  • Co-founded the publishing house Fandango Libri.
  • In 2010 he publicly apologized after reports that promotional activity for a new book involved inserting fictional articles into the Italian Wikipedia.