Valerio Magrelli (born 10 January 1957,
Rome
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poet
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He graduated in philosophy at the
University of Rome and is an expert in French literature which he has taught and teaches at the
University of Pisa
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and
University of Cassino. He debuted as an author at age twenty-three with a collection of poems entitled ''Ora serrata retinae''.
He received the
Viareggio Prize, and the
Mondello Prize.
Works
Books
*''Ora serrata retinae'' (Feltrinelli, 1980, preface by
Enzo Siciliano);
*''Nature e venature'' (
Mondadori
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy.
History
The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 19 ...
, 1987)
*''Esercizi di tiptologia'' (
Mondadori
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy.
History
The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 19 ...
, 1992)
*''Ora serrata retinae e Nature e venature nella collezione Poesie (1980-1992) e altre poesie'' (Einaudi, 1996)
*''Didascalie per la lettura di un giornale'' (Einaudi, 1999)
*''Nel condominio di carne'' (Einaudi, 2003),
*''Disturbi del sistema binario'' (Einaudi, 2006)
*''La vicevita. Treni e viaggi in treno'' (Laterza, 2009)
*''Addio al calcio. Novanta racconti da un minuto'' (Einaudi, 2010),
*''Geologia di un padre'' (Einaudi, 2013)
*''Il sangue amaro'' (Einaudi, collezione di poesia, 2014)
*''Lo sciamano di famiglia. Omeopatia, pornografia, regia in 77 disegni di Fellini'' (Laterza, 2015)
*''Le cavie: poesie, 1980-2018, ''Einaudi, Torino 2018
*''Il commissario Magrelli,'' Einaudi, Torino 2018
*''La vicevita'', Einaudi, Torino 2019
References
External links
Valerio Magrellion
Enciclopedia TreccaniValerio Magrelli Poetry Web International
The Embrace: Selected Poems by Valerio Magrelli book review, ''The Guardian'', 28 Nov 2009
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Italian poets
Italian male poets
1957 births
Living people
Academic staff of the University of Pisa