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Italian writer
Marcello Fois (born 20 January 1960) is an Italian writer.[1] He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel Ferro Recente was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including:
- 1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for Picta
- 1997 – Premio Dessì for Nulla
- 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for Sempre caro
- 2002 – Premio Fedeli for Dura madre
- 2007 – Premio Lama e trama
- 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for Memoria del vuoto
- 2007 – Premio Volponi for Memoria del vuoto
- 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for Memoria del vuoto
Fois is considered to be a leading proponent of the "New Sardinian Literature" movement.
Selected works
- Sempre caro, 1998 – The Advocate (trans. Patrick Creagh) 2003
- Memoria del vuoto, 2006 – Memory of the Abyss (trans. Patrick Creagh) 2012
- Stirpe, 2009 – Bloodlines (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2014
- Nel tempo di mezzo, 2012 – The Time in Between (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2018
- Luce perfetta, 2015 – Perfect Light (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2020
- Del dirsi addio, 2017 - Valse Triste (trans. Richard Dixon) 2021 [2]
References
- ^ Bio
- ^ Fois, Marcello (14 April 2020). Valse Triste. ISBN 9780857058843.
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