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Edition 67 (1996) Special Award
Vittorio Foa
ヴィットリオ・フォア
Vittorio Foa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1910-09-18 （Turin）
- Died
- 2008-10-20 （Formia） age 98
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Turin → Rome → Formia
Career
- Occupations
- politician, trade unionist, journalist, writer
- Active Years
- 1933-2008
- Affiliations
- Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL), FIOM, University of Turin, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- Memberships
- Action Party (PdA), Italian Socialist Party (PSI), Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP), Proletarian Unity Party (PdUP), Proletarian Democracy (DP)
- Influenced By
- Benedetto Croce, Ernesto Rossi, Massimo Mila, Riccardo Bauer, Giuseppe Di Vittorio
- Influenced
- Raniero Panzieri
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio | — | Classical Studies | — | — | Italy |
| University of Turin | Faculty of Law | Law | 法学学位 | 1928-1931 | Italy |
Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio
Classical Studies
Country:
Italy
Senior high school
University of Turin
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Degree:
法学学位
Period:
1928-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
Italy
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Il cavallo e la torre. Riflessioni su una vita
1991 Autobiography/MemoirReflections on his life.
politicslabor movement
Questo Novecento
1996 MemoirAccount of 20th century events and personal experiences.
20th century historyleft-wing thought
Passaggi
2000 EssaysCollection of essays on politics and thought.
social changeautonomism
Bibliography
- La cultura della CGIL. Scritti e interventi 1950-1970 (1984)
- Riprendere tempo. Un dialogo con postilla (1982)
- La Gerusalemme rimandata. Domande di oggi agli inglesi del primo Novecento (1985)
- Il difficile cammino del lavoro (1990)
- Il cavallo e la torre (1991)
- Le virtù della Repubblica (1994)
- Del disordine e della libertà (1995)
- Il sogno di una Destra normale (1995)
- Questo Novecento (1996)
- Lettere della giovinezza (1998)
- Lavori in corso (1999)
- Il tempo del sapere (2000)
- Il ritorno dell'individuo (2000)
- Passaggi (2000)
- Sulle montagne (2002)
- Il silenzio dei comunisti (2002)
- Un dialogo (2003)
- La memoria è lunga (2003)
- Il linguaggio del tempo (2004)
- Cent'anni dopo (2006)
- Le parole della politica (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- political essayshistorical analysismemoiristic narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- workers' autonomyleft-wing critiqueanti-fascismsocialism from below
Health
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long illness2008年cause of death
Legacy
Important intellectual of the Italian left, trade union leader, politician, and anti-fascist. Regarded as a free and restless protagonist of the 20th century.
In Popular Culture
- Participated in the 2002 Girotondi anti-Berlusconi movement
Quotes
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It's a waste of time and sense to try to define a leftist identity. You have to do what is right and necessary for the country. It is up to posterity to decide whether it came from the right or the left.
Source: La Repubblica (2008)
Trivia
- Born in Turin into a middle-class Jewish family.
- Arrested in 1935 for anti-fascist activities and sentenced to 15 years in prison, released in 1943.
- Involved in drafting Articles 39 and 40 of the Italian Constitution on trade union freedoms.
- Served as confederal secretary of CGIL from 1957 to 1970.
- Leader in multiple left-wing parties.