Novecento (monologue)
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Novecento (monologue)
''Novecento'' is a theatrical monologue written by Alessandro Baricco and published by Feltrinelli in 1994. The text was meant to be the script for a play directed by Gabriele Vacis and performed by Eugenio Allegri, which was first staged at the Asti Festival in July of the same year. The author described it as something between "a true staging and a story to be read aloud." The book has been a commercial success in Italy and abroad, selling more than one million copies in the first sixteen years after publication and in 1998 it was adapted into a film titled The Legend of 1900, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, with the characters Novecento and Tooney (named Max in the film) portrayed by Tim Roth and Pruitt Taylor Vince, respectively. In 2022, Baricco launched an NFT derived from the work, called ''Novecento. The Source Code'',https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/7209104279965578825329326252197511690266336448064401363744484774094522076364 ...
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Alessandro Baricco
Alessandro Baricco (; born 25 January 1958) is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages. Early life, family and education Baricco was born in Turin, Italy. He has earned degrees in philosophy (under Gianni Vattimo) and in piano. Career Baricco published essays on music criticism: ''Il genio in fuga'' (1988) on Gioachino Rossini, and ''L'anima di Hegel e le mucche del Wisconsin'' ("Hegel's Soul and the Cows of Wisconsin", 1992) on the relation between music and modernity. He subsequently worked as music critic for ''La Repubblica'' and ''La Stampa'', and hosted talk shows on Rai Tre. Baricco debuted as a novelist with ''Castelli di rabbia'' (translated as ''Lands of Glass'') in 1991. In 1993, he co-founded a creative writing school in Turin, naming it Scuola Holden after J. D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield. The Scuola Holden hosts a variety of courses on narrative techniques including screenwriting, journalism, nove ...
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Ann Goldstein (translator)
Ann Goldstein (born June 1949) is an American editor and translator from the Italian language. She is best known for her translations of Elena Ferrante's '' Neapolitan Quartet''. She was the panel chair for translated fiction at the US National Book Award in 2022. She was awarded the PEN Renato Poggioli prize in 1994 and was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2008. Early life Ann Goldstein grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. She attended Bennington College, in Vermont, where she read Ancient Greek. She then studied comparative philology at University College, London. Career After her graduation, in 1973, Goldstein began work at ''Esquire'' magazine as a proof-reader. In 1974, she joined the staff of ''The New Yorker'', working in the copy department and becoming its head in the late 1980s. She retired from ''The New Yorker'' in 2017. From 1987, Goldstein edited John Updike's literary reviews contributed to ''The New Yorker''. During her time at ''The New Yorker'', Goldstein, along with some ...
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Feltrinelli (publisher)
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore is an Italian publishing company founded in 1954 by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. Imprints Feltrinelli imprints include: * Feltrinelli ** Universale Economica Feltrinelli ** Feltrinelli Zoom ** Feltrinelli KIDS ** Fox Crime Feltrinelli * Gribaudo * Kowalski * Marsilio ** Sonzogno * Urra * Apogeo ** Apogeo Sushi * SEM * Crocetti * Editorial Anagrama Bookstores Besides publishing the company also owns a bookstore chain called ''laFeltrinelli''. The first store opened in 1957 in Pisa. The chain now has 120 stores in Italy. In Milan there is Fondation Feltrinelli, the biggest store of the chain that also features theater shows, live music, open debates, lectures, and workshops. External links Official web site Publishing companies of Italy Publishing companies established in 1954 Bookshops of Italy Italian companies established in 1954 {{Publish-company-stub ...
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The Legend Of 1900
''The Legend of 1900'' (, "The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean") is a 1998 Italian English-language drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, and starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Mélanie Thierry. It was Tornatore's first English-language film. The film is inspired by '' Novecento'', a monologue by Alessandro Baricco. The film was nominated for a variety of awards worldwide, winning several for its soundtrack. Plot The story is told in the midst of the plot as a series of flashbacks. Musician Max Tooney enters a music shop and sells his old Conn trumpet. Clearly torn at parting from his prized possession, he asks to play it one last time. The shopkeeper agrees and, as he plays, the vendor recognizes the song as the same as recorded on a record matrix (master disc) he found. He asks who the piece is by and Max tells him the story of 1900. A baby boy is found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four stacker ocean liner SS ''Virginian''. Danny Boo ...
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Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperResource, 2001), pp. 682-685. In a career spanning over 30 years he is best known for directing and writing drama films such as ''Everybody's Fine (1990 film), Everybody's Fine'', ''The Legend of 1900'', ''Malèna (film), Malèna'', ''Baarìa (film), Baarìa'' and ''The Best Offer''. His most noted film is ''Cinema Paradiso'', for which Tornatore won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also directed several advertising campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana. Tornatore is also known for his long-standing association with composer Ennio Morricone, who composed music for thirteen Tornatore feature films since 1988. Life and career Born in Bagheria, near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at leas ...
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Tim Roth
Timothy Simon Roth (; born 14 May 1961) is an English actor. He was among a group of prominent British actors known as the " Brit Pack". After garnering attention in television productions '' Made in Britain'' (1982) and '' Meantime'' (1983), Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his theatrical film debut '' The Hit'' (1984). He gained further recognition for his roles in films, including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'' (1989), '' Vincent & Theo'', and '' Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'' (both 1990). Roth has collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, including '' Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), '' Pulp Fiction'' (1994), '' Four Rooms'' (1995), and '' The Hateful Eight'' (2015). For his performance in '' Rob Roy'' (1995), he won a BAFTA Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award. Other film credits include '' The Legend of 1900'' (1998), '' Planet of the Apes'' (2001), '' Funny Games'' (2 ...
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Pruitt Taylor Vince
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor. Often classified as a character actor, he made his film debut with a supporting role in '' Angel Heart'' (1987). After supporting roles in the films ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988), ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), and ''Natural Born Killers'' (1994), alongside his portrayal of Lee Bowers in the political thriller film ''JFK'' (1991), Vince gained attention with his starring roles in the films '' Heavy'' (1995) and '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996). He had his breakout with a recurring role as Clifford Banks on season 2 of the ABC legal drama television series '' Murder One'' (1997), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Following his Murder One role, Vince had starring roles in the films '' The Legend of 1900'' (1998) and '' Mumford'' (1999). In the 2000s, Vince had starring roles in the films '' Nurse Betty'' (2000), '' Simone'' (2002), '' Trapped'' (2002), '' Identity'' (2003 ...
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Italian Literature
Italian literature is written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian, including regional varieties and vernacular dialects. Italian literature began in the 12th century, when in different regions of the peninsula the Italian vernacular started to be used in a literary manner. The '' Ritmo laurenziano'' is the first extant document of Italian literature. In 1230, the Sicilian School became notable for being the first style in standard Italian. Renaissance humanism developed during the 14th and the beginning of the 15th centuries. Lorenzo de' Medici is regarded as the standard bearer of the influence of Florence on the Renaissance in the Italian states. The development of the drama in the 15th century was very great. In the 16th century, the fundamental characteristic of the era following the end of the Renaissanc ...
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1994 Italian Novels
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which stop the prepr ...
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