Tommaso Landolfi wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Tommaso Landolfi as Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Tommaso Landolfi was born at Pico in 1908. His recorded nationality is Italy. He was educated at University of Florence and Convitto Nazionale Cicognini.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as linguist, poet and writer.
The writing is recorded in Italian.
His best-known work is An Autumn Story. Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Strega Prize (1975), Bagutta Prize (1964) and Viareggio Prize (1985).
That the work was written from Italy matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Tommaso Landolfi died in 1979, aged 71. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Strega Prize — 1975
- Bagutta Prize — 1964
- Viareggio Prize — 1985
- Notable work: An Autumn Story
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