Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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writer
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.
Biography
Alicia Ceresa, who signed her name Alice, came from a Ticinese family. She moved to
journalist
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with the magazines '' Die Weltwoche'' and ''Svizzera italiana''.
It was there she met
Luigi Comencini
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Ignazio Silone
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, and other Italian expatriates. She moved to Rome in 1950, where she collaborated with the magazines '' :it:Tempo presente'' and ''
Botteghe Oscure
''Botteghe Oscure'' was a literary journal that was published and edited in Rome by Marguerite Caetani (Princess di Bassiano) from 1948 to 1960.
History and profile
''Botteghe Oscure'' was established in 1948. The magazine was named after via d ...
''. She also published work with the literary journal ''Les Lettres Nouvelles''.
Ceresa also published translated works, including ''L’altro processo: le lettere di Kafka a Felice'' by
Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti (; bg, Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a German-language writer, born in Ruse, Bulgaria to a Sephardic family. They moved to Manchester, England, but his father died in 1912, and his mother took her ...
Hildegard Knef
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, ''L'incredibile storia di Johann il buono'' and ''Commedia'' by
Gerold Späth
Gerold Späth (born 16 October 1939 in Rapperswil) is a Swiss author, poet and writer.
Life and career
Born 1939 in Rapperswil on the ''Obersee'' lakeshore in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, the son of an organ builder made his stud ...
(often through the publishing house
Longanesi
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, who she consulted for).
Her published literary works, although not numerous, were all dedicated to feminist issues and given critical praise. With ''La figlia prodiga'' she opened the series for the
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*Luigi Einaudi (1874–1961), Italian politician
*Mario Einaudi (1905–1994), Italian political scientist, son of Luigi
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Giorgio Manganelli
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and
Edoardo Sanguineti
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During the 1960s he was a leader of th ...
, which was awarded the
Viareggio Prize
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in 1967. The book’s experimental dynamism connected it to the feminist movement and the literary group Gruppo '63.
Her books were collected in ''La figlia prodiga e altre storie'', while her ''Piccolo dizionaria dell’inuguaglianza femminile'' was released posthumously and edited by Tatiana Crivelli. Her papers were left to the Swiss National Library where, among unedited manuscripts, there are also originals of her correspondence with authors such as
Italo Calvino
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Elio Vittorini
Elio Vittorini (; 23 July 1908 – 12 February 1966) was an Italian writer and novelist. He was a contemporary of Cesare Pavese and an influential voice in the modernist school of novel writing. His best-known work is the anti-fascist novel '' Co ...
.
Works
*''Gli altri'', in "Svizzera italiana", n. 17-20, Lugano, 1943
*''La figlia prodiga'',
Einaudi Einaudi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Luigi Einaudi (1874–1961), Italian politician
*Mario Einaudi (1905–1994), Italian political scientist, son of Luigi
*Giulio Einaudi (1912–1999), Italian publisher, son o ...
Nuovi Argomenti
''Nuovi Argomenti'' is an Italian literary magazine which was started in 1953 in Rome.
History and profile
''Nuovi Argomenti'' was founded by Alberto Carrocci and Alberto Moravia in Rome in 1953. Soon they were joined by Pier Paolo Pasolini. He ...
", n. 62, April–May 1979, pp. 69–92
*''Bambine'', Einaudi ("Nuovi coralli" n. 423), Torino, 1990, finalist for the Bergamo Prize
*''La figlia prodiga e altre storie'', :it:La Tartaruga,
Milan
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Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
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The encyclopedia is publish ...
Internet Archive
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Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library (german: Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, french: Bibliothèque nationale suisse, it, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera, rm, Biblioteca naziunala svizra) is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office ...
Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library (german: Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, french: Bibliothèque nationale suisse, it, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera, rm, Biblioteca naziunala svizra) is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office ...