Giorgio Bassani was an Italian novelist, poet, essayist, editor, and international intellectual.
The Rapallo Carige Prize is an Italian literary award, established in 1985 by the Municipality of Rapallo and the Carige Bank.
This bibliography on Church policies 1939–1945 includes mainly Italian publications relative to Pope Pius XII and Vatican policies during World War II. Two areas are missing and need separate bibliographies at a later date.
Giovanni Raboni was an Italian poet, translator and literary critic.
Antonio Moresco is an Italian writer.
Enrico "Erri" De Luca is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. On 19 October 2015, De Luca was cleared of inciting criminal damage. He reacted to the not-guilty verdict declaring that "An injustice has been avoided."
The Acqui Award of History is an Italian prize. The prize was founded in 1968 for remembering the victims of the Acqui Military Division who died in Cefalonia fighting against the Nazis. The jury is composed of seven members: six full professors of history and a group of sixty (60) ordinary readers who have just one representative in the jury. The Acqui Award Prize is divided into three sections: history, popular history, and historical novels. A special prize entitled “Witness to the Times,” given to individual personalities known for their cultural contributions and who have distinguished themselves in describing historical events and contemporary society, may also be conferred. Beginning in 2003 special recognition for work in multimedia and iconography--”History through Images”—was instituted.
Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini was an Italian writer and journalist, author of novels, poetry, and essays.
Cesare Garboli was an Italian literary and theatre critic, translator, writer and academic.
Giorgio Orelli was an Italian-speaking Swiss poet, writer and translator.
Raffaele Calzini was an Italian art critic and writer. His novel Segantini, romanzo della montagna, about the short-lived Alpine painter Giovanni Segantini, won the Viareggio Prize in 1934.
Giovanni Giudici was an Italian poet and journalist.
Anne Milano Appel is an American translator of Italian literature and language teacher.
Giordano Bruno Guerri is an Italian historian, writer, and journalist. He is an important scholar of twentieth-century Italy, in particular of the Fascist period and the relationship between Italians and the Catholic Church.
Giorgio Scerbanenco was an Italian crime writer.
Maria Messina was an Italian writer.
Giorgio Ficara is an Italian essayist and literary critic. He is Full Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Turin.
Giorgio Fontana is an Italian writer currently living and working in Milan.
Oreste Del Buono was an Italian author, journalist, translator, literary critic and screenwriter.
Carmelo Samonà was an Italian academic and writer, as well one of the most important Italian Hispanists.
