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Marcello Fois

Marcello Fois

Italian writer

Marcello Fois (born 20 January 1960) is an Italian writer.[1] He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel Ferro Recente was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including:

  • 1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for Picta
  • 1997 – Premio Dessì for Nulla
  • 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for Sempre caro
  • 2002 – Premio Fedeli for Dura madre
  • 2007 – Premio Lama e trama
  • 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for Memoria del vuoto
  • 2007 – Premio Volponi for Memoria del vuoto
  • 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for Memoria del vuoto

Fois is considered to be a leading proponent of the "New Sardinian Literature" movement.

Selected works

  • Sempre caro, 1998 – The Advocate (trans. Patrick Creagh) 2003
  • Memoria del vuoto, 2006 – Memory of the Abyss (trans. Patrick Creagh) 2012
  • Stirpe, 2009 – Bloodlines (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2014
  • Nel tempo di mezzo, 2012 – The Time in Between (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2018
  • Luce perfetta, 2015 – Perfect Light (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2020
  • Del dirsi addio, 2017 - Valse Triste (trans. Richard Dixon) 2021 [2]

References

  1. [1]
    Bio
  2. [2]
    Fois, Marcello (14 April 2020). Valse Triste. ISBN 9780857058843.
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