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Sergio Ferrero

セルジオ・フェレロ

Sergio Ferrero

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1926-12-21 （Turin, Italy）
Died
2008-08-12 （Lezzeno, Italy） age 81
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian

Career

Occupations
novelist, editor, antiquarian
Active Years
1966-2008
Nominations
Strega Prize finalist (1971)

Awards

Bagutta Prize
1996
Work: Gli occhi del padre
Organization: Bagutta Prize committee
Result: 受賞
Strega Prize
1971
Work: Il giuoco sul ponte
Organization: Strega Prize committee
Result: 最終候補

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gloria

1966 novel

Ferrero's debut novel, published when he was 40; a work focusing on interiority and restrained emotions of its characters.

interioritylonelinessmemory

Il giuoco sul ponte

1971 novel

Published in 1971 and shortlisted for the Strega Prize; it portrays subtle fractures in everyday life and nuanced human relationships.

human relationshipsabsence in everyday lifesilence

Gli occhi del padre

1996 novel

A 1996 novel that quietly contemplates memories of a father and generational rifts; winner of the Bagutta Prize.

familymemorygenerational rupture

Bibliography

  • Gloria
  • Il giuoco sul ponte
  • Gli occhi del padre

Style & Themes

Literary Style
restrained prosenarration emphasizing silence and implication
Recurring Motifs
memoryfamily ties and rupturesilence

Legacy

Recognized in Italy as a modest, introspective writer known for suggestive, understated prose and recurring concerns with family and memory. His Bagutta Prize win in 1996 is a notable achievement.

Trivia

  • Made his literary debut at age 40.
  • Finalist for the Strega Prize in 1971 and won the Bagutta Prize in 1996.
  • Returned to literary activity in 1987 after a 16-year hiatus.
  • Worked as an editor for newspapers and journals and also as an antiquarian.