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Guido Piovene
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Piovene in 1951
Born(1907-07-27)27 July 1907
Vicenza, Italy
Died12 November 1974(1974-11-12) (aged 67)
London, England
OccupationWriter

Guido Piovene (27 July 1907 – 12 November 1974) was an Italian writer and journalist.

Biography

Born in Vicenza into a noble family, Piovene graduated in philosophy in Milan and then devoted himself to journalism, notably collaborating with Corriere della Sera , La Stampa and Il Tempo . [1] [2] He took part in the anti-fascist resistance with the Movimento Comunista d'Italia. According to Felice Chilanti's daughter, he wrote the statutes for its youth association COBA (so named in homage to Joseph Stalin's youthful pseudonym). [3]

His 1970 novel Le stelle fredde (The Cold Stars) won the Strega Prize. [1] In 1974 he co-founded the newspaper Il Giornale with Indro Montanelli. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaetana Marrone. Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J, index, Volume 1. Routledge, 2007. ISBN   1579583903.
  2. Franco Cordelli (5 March 2007). "Piovene. Visse cercando di espiare una colpa che dentro di sé sapeva irredimibile". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. Chilanti, Gloria (1996). Bandiera rossa e borsa nera. Bologna: Mursia.

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