Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1950) Winner
Vitaliano Brancati
ヴィタリアーノ・ブランカーティ
Vitaliano Burankāti
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-07-24 （Pachino, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy）
- Died
- 1954-09-25 （Turin, Piedmont, Italy） age 47
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Pachino (birthplace) → Catania (education and main base) → Turin (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, dramatist, poet, screenwriter, author
- Active Years
- 1930-1954
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Catania | Faculty of Letters | Department of Letters | 学位（文学） | — | Italy |
University of Catania
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Letters
Degree:
学位（文学）
Country:
Italy
Graduated in letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Vendemmia Award | Vecchio con gli stivali | — | Vendemmia | winner |
| 1950 | Bagutta Prize | Il bell'Antonio | — | Premio Bagutta | winner |
Vendemmia Award
1946
Work:
Vecchio con gli stivali
Organization:
Vendemmia
Result:
winner
Bagutta Prize
1950
Work:
Il bell'Antonio
Organization:
Premio Bagutta
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Don Giovanni in Sicilia
1941 Novel (satire, humorous)A vibrant, humorous portrait of the Sicilian temperament, depicting local customs and masculine vanity to draw a social and psychological portrait.
Sicilian temperamentmasculinityvanitysatire of local culture
Adaptations
- [Film] Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
Translations
- Don Giovanni in Sicily
Gli anni perduti (The Lost Years)
1944 Novel (satire)A bold satire of Benito Mussolini's megalomania and Fascism, offering a sharp critique of Italy's wartime and immediate postwar political climate.
critique of Fascismsatire of powerhistorical reflection
Translations
- The Lost Years (translated by Patrick Creagh, 1992)
Il bell'Antonio
1949 Novel (social-psychological novel)Centers on the handsome protagonist Antonio and explores conflicts arising from sexuality, honor and social expectations. One of Brancati's best-known works; it won the Bagutta Prize.
sexualityhonorsocial expectationindividual psychology
Adaptations
- [Film] Il bell'Antonio / Mauro Bolognini (1960)
Translations
- Antonio: The Great Lover / Beautiful Antonio (translations by Patrick Creagh)
Bibliography
- Don Giovanni in Sicilia (1941)
- Gli anni perduti (1944)
- Vecchio con gli stivali (1946)
- Il bell'Antonio (1949)
- Screenplays: La bella addormentata; Don Cesare di Bazan; Gelosia; among others
Adaptations
- Anni difficili (Difficult Years) — based on Vecchio con gli stivali (dir. Luigi Zampa)
- Il bell'Antonio (film, 1960)
- Don Juan in Sicily (film, 1967)
Translations of Works
- The Lost Years — English translation by Patrick Creagh
- Il bell'Antonio — English translations by Patrick Creagh
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalhumorous yet incisive depictionmix of realism and psychological portraiture
- Recurring Motifs
- Sicilian temperamentmale vanity and sexual themescritique of Fascism and powersocial hypocrisy
Health
-
postoperative complications (details unknown)1954Died in a clinic after major surgery
Legacy
Brancati is regarded for his incisive, satirical portrayals of Sicilian society and individual psychology. With major works like Il bell'Antonio (Bagutta Prize), he holds an important place in postwar Italian literature.
In Popular Culture
- Gained wider recognition through film adaptations of major works
Trivia
- Married actress Anna Proclemer in 1946; the couple had one daughter.
- Achieved major success with Don Giovanni in Sicilia (1941).
- Won the Bagutta Prize in 1950 for Il bell'Antonio.
- The 1946 short story Vecchio con gli stivali was adapted into the film Anni difficili (Difficult Years).