Maria Idolina Landolfi (born 19 May 1958 in Rome – died 27 June 2008 in

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) was an Italian novelist, poet and

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. She was daughter of the writer

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and the principal curator of his works. In 1996 she founded the ''Landolfian Studies Center'', of which she was the president until her death. She collaborated on the cultural pages of the newspaper

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until May 2008. Her personal library was donated to the Humanist Library of

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Prose and poetry

*''Scemo d'amore : racconti'', Roma, Empiria, 1998. *''I litosauri'', Roma, Laterza, 1999. *''Senza titolo'' testo di Idolina Landolfi, xilografia di Antonio Baglivo, Salerno, SemInAria, 2001 *con Ester Pes, ''Attacchi d'amore'', Milano, ES, 1996. *''Sotto altra stella'', Pasian di Prato, Campanotto Editore, 1996 *''Matracci e storte: novelle e novellette mercuriali'', Napoli, Graus, 2004. *''Non mi destare, amore'', Firenze, Il Bisonte, 2010

Translations

* Gina Barkhordar Nahai, ''L' incanto del pavone'', traduzione di Idolina Landolfi e William S. Maury, Milano, Rizzoli, 1991 *

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, ''Passione semplice'', Milano, Rizzoli, 1992 * Isidore Ducasse, comte de Lautréamont, ''I canti di Maldoror. Poesie. Lettere'', introduzione, traduzione e note di Idolina Landolfi, Milano, , 1995 * Matthew Kneale, ''Nero Tamigi'', Milano, Bompiani, 1997 * Jean-Claude Lavie, ''L' amore e il delitto perfetto'', Milano, Baldini & Castoldi, 1998 *

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, ''Dio di illusioni'', Milano, Rizzoli, 1998 *

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, ''Claire Lenoir'', Latina, L'Argonauta, 1999 *

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, ''Eucalyptus'', Milano, Mondadori, 1999 *

Paule Constant Paule Constant (born 25 January 1944 in Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French novelist. She graduated from Paris-Sorbonne University, with a Ph.D. Awards * 1998 Prix Goncourt for '' Confidence pour confidence''. * 1989 Grand prize for the nov ...

, ''Confidenza per confidenza'', Milano, Rizzoli, 2000 * Michel Tournier, ''Eleazar, ovvero La sorgente e il roveto'', Milano, Garzanti, 2000 * Adam Armstrong, ''Il grido della pantera'', Milano, Rizzoli, 2001 * Elie Wiesel, Michael de Saint Cheron, ''Il male e l'esilio : dieci anni dopo'', Milano, Baldini & Castoldi, 2001 *

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, ''Sotto il sole della Toscana'', Milano, Rizzoli, 2001 * Frances Mayes, 'Beautiful Toscana'', Milano, Rizzoli, 2001 *

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, "Celebrazioni", Milano, Garzanti, 2001 * Darin Strauss, ''

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'', Milano, Rizzoli, 2001 * Jean-Christophe Grangé, ''Il concilio di pietra'', Milano, Superpocket, 2003 * Jean-Christophe Grangé, ''Il volo delle cicogne'', Milano, Garzanti, 2003 *

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, ''I fiumi di porpora'', Milano, Garzanti, 2005 * Donna Tartt, ''Il piccolo amico'', traduzione di Idolina Landolfi e Giovanni Maccari, Milano, Superpocket, 2005 * Eva Stachniak, ''Il giardino di Venere'', Milano, Rizzoli, 2005

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External links

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Centro Studi Landolfiani Web Site
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