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Edition 17 (1946) Winner
Umberto Saba
うんべると・さば
Unberuto Saba
Aliases:
Umberto Poli / Umberto Chopin Poli / Umberto da Montereale
Pen Names:
Saba（Pen name adopted in 1910, legally changed to surname in 1928）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1883-03-09 （Trieste）
- Died
- 1957-08-25 （Gorizia） age 74
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Trieste (birth to most of life) → Pisa (1903, briefly) → Florence (around 1911) → Bologna (1912) → Milan (1914-1919) → Rome (1940s) → Gorizia (late years)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Antiquarian bookseller
- Active Years
- 1900-1957
- Affiliations
- La Libreria Antica e Moderna (Trieste)
- Influenced By
- Virgilio Giotti
- Influenced
- 20th-century Italian poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Academy of Commerce and Navigation | — | Commerce | — | 1897年頃 | Austria-Hungary |
| University of Pisa | — | Archaeology, German, Latin | — | 1903年1月-6月 | Italy |
Imperial Academy of Commerce and Navigation
Commerce
Period:
1897年頃
Country:
Austria-Hungary
Transferred from Gymnasium in 1897
University of Pisa
Archaeology, German, Latin
Period:
1903年1月-6月
Country:
Italy
Left due to nervous disorder
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Viareggio Prize | — | — | Viareggio Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Honorary Doctorate from University of Rome | — | — | University of Rome | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Lincean Academy award | — | — | Lincean Academy | 受賞 |
Viareggio Prize
1946
Organization:
Viareggio Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate from University of Rome
1953
Organization:
University of Rome
Result:
受賞
Lincean Academy award
1953
Organization:
Lincean Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Songbook
1921 PoetryLifetime collection of over 400 poems spanning 50 years.
TriesteJewish lifeFamilyEveryday life
Translations
- Numerous English translations
Bibliography
- Poems (1911)
- Songbook (1921)
- Ernesto (1975, written 1953)
Translations of Works
- Many English translations (e.g., Songbook)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AntinovecentismoPlain spoken ItalianTriestine dialect influences
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish identityDepressionFamily and petsTrieste landscapes
Health
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Depression成人期全程Affected writing and life, repeated hospitalizations
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Opium addiction1950年以降Frequent admissions to nursing home
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Heart attack1956年Contributed to death
Legacy
Key figure in 20th-century Italian poetry, voice of Trieste, depicting everyday life and Jewish identity.
Museums
- Libreria Antiquaria Umberto Saba Trieste Opened in 1919
Archives
- Trieste municipal libraries
In Popular Culture
- Referenced in Trieste cultural heritage
Trivia
- Raised by Slovene Catholic wet-nurse
- Kept pet birds and studied violin
- Owned antiquarian bookshop in Trieste