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Elio Vittorini (Italian: [ˈɛːljo vittoˈriːni] ⓘ; 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.
Elio Vittorini ( Siracusa, 23 luglio 1908 – Milano, 12 febbraio 1966) è stato uno scrittore, traduttore, critico letterario e curatore editoriale italiano . Siciliano, lasciò presto la terra natale per stabilirsi in Friuli, a Firenze e infine a Milano.
Elio Vittorini was a novelist, translator, and literary critic, the author of outstanding novels of Italian Neorealism mirroring his country’s experience of fascism and the social, political, and spiritual agonies of 20th-century man. With Cesare Pavese, he was also a pioneer in the translation.
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May 29, 2018 · The Italian novelist, translator, editor, and journalist Elio Vittorini (1908-1966) helped to prepare the ground for the Italian neorealist movement. Elio Vittorini was born on July 23, 1908, at Siracusa, Sicily, the son of a railroad employee.
Elio Vittorini (July 23, 1908 - February 12, 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.
Elio Vittorini was perhaps the most influential figure on the Italian cultural scene of the middle years of the twentieth century, from 1925 to 1965.
Italian novelist. Examine the life, times, and work of Elio Vittorini through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Though initially in the Fascist Party – he was expelled for supporting the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War – he later opposed the Fascists and was imprisoned in 1943. On his release, he joined the Communist party and fought with the Resistance.
Aug 8, 2014 · Elio Vittorini himself (1908-1966) was an influential voice in the Italian modernist school, Conversations is his best-known work and he was jailed when it was published in 1941 for its subversive nature.
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Nov 1, 2000 · Conversations in Sicily. Paperback – November 1, 2000. by Elio Vittorini (Author), Alane Salierno Mason (Translator), Ernest Hemingway (Foreword) 4.2 58 ratings. See all formats and editions. Conversations in Sicily holds a special place in the annals of literature.
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