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Tommaso Landolfi

1908-08-09 – 1979-07-08

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Tommaso Landolfi (1908-1979), http://biografieonline.it/biografia.htm?BioID=2149&biografia=Tommaso+LandolfiCredit: The original uploader was Fabio Matteo at Italian Wikipedia.

Life & Legacy

Tommaso Landolfi (9 August 1908 – 8 July 1979) was an Italian writer, translator and literary critic. His numerous grotesque tales and novels, sometimes on the border of speculative fiction, science fiction and realism, place him in a unique and unorthodox position among Italian writers. He won a number of awards, including the prestigious Strega Prize.

Occupation & Career

linguist, poet, writer, translator, novelist, science fiction writer, critic, literary scholar

Education

University of Florence; Convitto Nazionale Cicognini

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Strega Prize; Bagutta Prize; Viareggio Prize; Premio Selezione Campiello; An Autumn Story

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Bagutta Prize · Premio Selezione Campiello · Strega Prize · Viareggio Prize

Notable Work

An Autumn Story

Education & Institutions

Convitto Nazionale Cicognini · University of Florence

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q560541 — wikidata View source

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