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Stefano Benni

ステファーノ・ベンニ

Suteafano Benni

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-08-12 （Bologna）
Died
2025-09-09 （Bologna） age 78
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Bologna, Italy

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, journalist
Active Years
1976-2025

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bar Sport

1976 Satirical novel

A satirical anthology set in a sports bar.

Satire of Italian societyEveryday humor

Terra!

1983 Science fiction

A satirical SF novel set on Earth.

Environmental issuesSocial critique
Translations
  • English translation available

Comici spaventati guerrieri

1986 Novel

Story of frightened comic warriors.

War satireHumor
Adaptations
  • [Film] Musica per vecchi animali / Stefano Benni, Umberto Angelucci (1989)

Bibliography

  • Bar Sport (1976)
  • Prima o poi l'amore arriva (1981)
  • Terra! (1983)
  • Stranalandia (1984)
  • Comici spaventati guerrieri (1986)
  • Il bar sotto il mare (1987)
  • Baol (1990)
  • Ballate (1991)
  • La compagnia dei Celestini (1992)
  • L'ultima lacrima (1994)
  • Elianto (1996)
  • Bar Sport Duemila (1997)
  • Blues in sedici (1998)
  • Teatro (1999)
  • Spiriti (2000)
  • Dottor Niù (2001)
  • Saltatempo (2001)
  • Achille pie' veloce (2003)
  • Margherita Dolcevita (2005)
  • Misterioso (2005)
  • La grammatica di Dio (2007)
  • Pane e Tempesta (2009)
  • Le Beatrici (2011)
  • La Traccia dell'Angelo (2011)
  • Di tutte le ricchezze (2012)
  • La bottiglia magica (2016)
  • Prendiluna (2017)
  • Giura (2020)

Adaptations

  • Musica per vecchi animali (1989, dir. Stefano Benni et al.)
  • Topo Galileo (1987, screenplay)

Translations of Works

  • Terra! (English, 1985)
  • Timeskipper (English, 2008)
  • Margherita Dolce Vita (English, 2008)
  • The story of Cyrano de Bergerac (English, 2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalPunsNeologismsParodies of literary styles
Recurring Motifs
Critique of Italian societyImaginary worldsHumor

Health

  • Long illness
    晩年
    Led to his death

Legacy

Italian satirical writer whose books sold 2.5 million copies in Italy and translated into 20 languages.

Trivia

  • Sold over 2.5 million copies in Italy.
  • Wrote TV sketches for Beppe Grillo.