Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini
Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini | |
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 Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini | |
| Born | Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini 23 February 1910 Pisino d'Istria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 22 April 1965 (aged 55) Venice, Italy |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, journalist |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry |
Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛr anˈtɔːnjo kwaranˈtɔtti ɡamˈbiːni]; 23 February 1910 – 22 April 1965) was an Italian writer and journalist, author of novels, poetry, and essays.
Biography
Quarantotti Gambini was born in
Kingdom of Italy in 1919 as a result of World War I
, fulfilling the aspirations of Quarantotti's father.
Quarantotti Gambini met
Ethiopian War,[4] then the Spanish Civil War.[citation needed] In 1937, his first novel, La Rosa Rossa was published by the publisher Treves, in Milan.[5]
During
London memorandum of 1954 partitioned the Free Territory, giving Trieste to Italy, but the rest of Istria to Yugoslavia.[citation needed] From then on, Quarantotti Gambini was not authorized to visit the places of his birth and youth. His major works date from this period of exile, and are heavily autobiographical (Amor militare, 1955, Il Cavallo Tripoli).[7] His 1958 novel La Calda Vita is a subtle exploration of the transition from childhood to adulthood, its sensuality and cruelty.[8]
He received the Bagutta Prize in 1948 for L'Onda dell'incrociatore. In 1963, he was a member of the jury of the Campiello Prize.[9][4][10]
Selected work
Prose
- I Nostri simili, Solaria, Firenze 1932
- La Rosa rossa, Treves, Milano 1937; Einaudi, Torino 1972
- Oscar Mondadori, 1966 / Palermo: Sellerio, 2000
- Amor militare, Mondadori, Milano 1955
- Il Cavallo Tripoli, Mondadori, Milano 1956
- La Calda vita, Mondadori, Milano 1958
- I giochi di Norma, Einaudi, Torino 1964
- L'amore di Lupo, Einaudi, Torino 1964
- Le redini bianche
- La corsa di Falco
Poetry
- Racconto d'amore, Mondadori, Milano 1965
- Al sole e al vento, Edizioni Einaudi 1971
Essays
- Primavera a Trieste, Mondadori, Milano 1951
- Sotto il cielo di Russia, Mondadori, Milano 1963
- Luce di Trieste, Eri, Torino 1964
- I Nobili di Rovigno e delle altre città istriane, diritti e privilegi, Disputazione di storia patria per le Venezie, Venezia 1968
Correspondence
- Il vecchio e il giovane, Mondadori, Milano 1965
References
- ^ Chi è?. A.F. Formiggini Editore. 1940. p. 781.
- ISBN 9788876382987.
- ^ ISBN 9788893442619.
- ^ ISBN 9788881120628.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Iannuzzi, Giulia. "QUARANTOTTI GAMBINI, Pier Antonio". Treccani.
- ^ Rivista di letteratura italiana v. 14. Giardini Editori e Stampatori. 1996. p. 183.
- ISBN 9788835707479.
- ISBN 978-1-84127-284-9. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ISBN 9780835212434.
- ISBN 9788804300618.
