Antonio Barolini was an Italian poet and novelist who was born in

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on 29 May 1910, and died in

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on 21 January 1971. His stories, translated into English by his wife,

Helen Barolini Helen Frances Barolini ( Mollica; November 18, 1925 – March 29, 2023) was an American writer, editor, and translator. As a second-generation Italian American, Barolini often wrote on issues of Italian-American identity.How to count American imm ...

, appeared in ''

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'' and then were collected and published as ''Our Last Family Countess, and other Stories''. He was awarded the Bagutta Prize in

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for his book of poetry, ''Elegie di Croton''.

Publications

* Poetry collections: ** ''Croton Elegies'' (1959) ** ''The Mother Poems'' (1960) * Novels: ** ''The Long Madness'' (1964) ** ''Nights of Fear'' (1967) ** ''Our Last Family Countess'' (1968) ** ''The Memory of Stephen'' (1969)

References

* Renato Bertacchini, «BAROLINI, Antonio». In : ''

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'', Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, Vol. XXXIV, 1988
on-line
* Fernando Bandini (editor), ''Neri Pozza e Antonio Barolini: lettere 1955-1970, con uno scritto di Neri Pozza'', Bassano del Grappa, Tassotti, 1998. * Antonio Barolini. Cronistoria di un’anima, Atti dei Convegni di Vicenza e di New York nel centenario della nascita, a cura di Teodolinda Barolini, Firenze, Società Editrice Fiorentina, 2015, 1910 births 1971 deaths Italian male poets 20th-century Italian male writers Italian male journalists People from Vicenza 20th-century Italian poets 20th-century Italian journalists {{Italy-poet-stub