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Vittorio Gorresio

ヴィットリオ・ゴッレージオ

Vittorio Gorresio

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1910-07-18 (Modena)
Died
1982-12-17 (Rome) age 72
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Religion
Roman Catholic
Residence History
Cuneo → Rome → Zara (now Zadar)

Career

Occupations
Political journalist, commentator, editor, essayist
Active Years
1932-1982
Affiliations
Il Messaggero, La Stampa, Risorgimento Liberale
Memberships
Federazione Nazionale Stampa Italiana
Influenced By
Mario Pannunzio, Arrigo Benedetti
Influenced
Ennio Flaiano

Education

University of Rome
Faculty of Law / Jurisprudence
Degree: 法学学位
Period: 1928-1932
Year of Graduation: 1932
Country: Italy
Studied law

Awards

Strega Prize
1980
Work: La vita ingenua
Organization: Fondazione Bellonci
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La vita ingenua

1980 Autobiographical novel

Autobiographical novel describing experiences in the 1930s.

FascismJournalismHistory

Bibliography

  • Camillo Cavour
  • L'esperienza di un dopoguerra
  • Opuscoli politici. Massimo D'Azeglio
  • Un anno di libertà
  • I moribondi di Montecitorio
  • I carissimi nemici
  • I bracci secolari
  • Risorgimento scomunicato
  • L'Italia a sinistra
  • La nuova missione
  • Roma ieri e oggi (1870–1970)
  • Il sesto Presidente
  • Il papa e il diavolo
  • Berlinguer
  • Costellazione cancro
  • La vita ingenua

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Elegant Anglo-Saxon style of humourHistorical portrayalIndependent judgements
Recurring Motifs
PoliticsHistoryPress freedom

Health

  • Cancer of the upper jaw
    1976-1982
    Forced partial retirement, wrote articles about the illness

Legacy

Praised for complete originality; political reporter offering more than information with historical insight and humour.

Trivia

  • Won Strega Prize for 'La vita ingenua', an autobiographical novel.
  • Born into military family; brothers joined army, he chose journalism.