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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 (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. His best-known work is the anti-fascist novel Conversations in Sicily, for which he was jailed when it was published in 1941.
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.
Conversazione in Sicilia (Italian pronunciation: [koɱversatˈtsjoːne in siˈtʃiːlja]) is a novel by the Italian author Elio Vittorini. It originally appeared in serial form in the literary magazine Letteratura in 1938–1939, and was first published in book form under the title Nome e Lagrime in 1941.
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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This representative collection of works by the late Elio Vittorini (1908-1966) brings under a single cover three short novels. The Twilight of the Elephant ( II Sempione strizza l’occhio al Fréjus , 1946) is a haunting, mythlike tale bearing strong affinities with music and abstract art.
Jan 7, 2016 · The second part concentrates on the literary activities of the novelist, editor and translator, Elio Vittorini. His many encounters with Fascist censorship provide ideal subject matter for a close examination of how censorship affected literary production.
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