Stefano D'Arrigo

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Stefano D'Arrigo (15 October 1919 – 2 May 1992) was an Italian writer. He published three books, the collection of poetry Codice Siciliano (The Sicilian Code), the epic Horcynus Orca (Killer Whale,

) and the novel Cima delle Nobildonne.

D'Arrigo was born in Alì Terme, in the province of Messina.[1] He graduated from the University of Messina, where a park is named in his honour.

He worked on Horcynus Orca from about 1950 until it was published in 1975. Originally it was called La testa del delfino, and was renamed I giorni della fera (that became I Fatti della Fera) for its first planned publication in 1961 on the review Menabó, directed by

).

In 1961 D'Arrigo played a minor role in

Pasolini’s first film, Accattone
.

He died in 1992 in Rome.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Accattone Il giudice istruttore

References

  1. ^ Trainito, Marco (10 February 2004). "Stefano D'Arrigo (1919-1992)". Italia Libri. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "An interview with Max Lawton about translating Vladimir Sorokin's brilliant novel Telluria". Bibliokept. Retrieved 7 March 2024.