Alberto Arbasino
Nino Alberto Arbasino | |
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 Arbasino in 1976 | |
| Born | 22 January 1930 Voghera,Lombardy, Italy |
| Died | 22 March 2020(aged 90) Milan,Lombardy, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer, essayist |
| Language | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Milan Harvard University University of Pavia |
| Literary movement | Neoavanguardia |
| Notable works | Super Elagabalus |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 12 July 1983 – 1 July 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Italian Republican Party |
Nino Alberto Arbasino(22 January 1930 – 22 March 2020) was an Italian writer, essayist, and politician.
Among the protagonists of Group 63, his literary production has ranged fromnovels(Fratelli d'Italiaof 1963, rewritten in 1976 and 1993) to essay (for exampleUn Paese senza,1980). He considered himself an expressionist writer, and he consideredSuper Eliogabalohis mostsurrealistand also his mostexpressionistbook: "Especially for the descriptions of the places, which are always dreamlike and delusional".[1]
Biography[edit]
Arbasino was born inVoghera,southwesternLombardy.He studied at theUniversity of Milanwhere he graduated in law. Later he worked as a journalist for magazines such asIl Mondoand the newspaperLa Repubblica.From 1983 to 1987, he was a deputy in the Italian Parliament for theItalian Republican Party.
His work includes novels and essays. Arbasino was a member of theGruppo 63.
He described himself as anexpressionistwriter and considered his novelSuper Eliogabalo( "SuperElagabalus",1969) as his mostsurrealand most expressionist book.[2]He edited and rewrote his various works, which were reprinted in updated versions.[3]
Arbasino literary approach to homosexuality broke the Italian stereotype of the "guilty" gay character, particularly in his 1963 novelFratelli d'Italia.Arbasino was openly gay in his personal life.[4]
In the 1970s he was the host of the TV debate showMatch.In December 1977 it hosted a famous debate between directorsMario Monicelliand (the emerging)Nanni Moretti.Moretti said that Monicelli'sAn Average Little Manwas a reactionary film.[5][6]
In 2004 he won thePremio Chiarafor his career.
Arbasino died on 22 March 2020, at the age of 90, after a long illness.[7]
Works[edit]
- Le piccole vacanze,Einaudi, 1957 (first edition)
- Le piccole vacanze,Einaudi, 1971, (ISBN88-06-31658-3) (second edition)
- Le piccole vacanze,Adelphi, 2007, (ISBN978-88-459-2182-7) (third edition)
- L'Anonimo lombardo,1959, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-37002-2)
- Fratelli d'Italia,1963, 1967, 1976, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-25106-6)
- Certi romanzi,1964
- Super Eliogabalo,1969, 1978, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-10603-1)
- Certi romanzi – La Belle Epoque per le scuole,1977, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-09563-3)
- La narcisata,1975, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-42234-0)
- Il principe costante,2 ed., 1972, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-34892-2)
- La bella di Lodi,1972, Einaudi (ISBN88-06-33183-3)
- In questo Stato,1978, Garzanti Libri (ISBN88-11-73946-2)
- Un paese senza,1980, Garzanti Libri
- Trans – Pacific Express,1981, Garzanti Libri (ISBN88-11-59908-3)
- Matine,1983, Garzanti Libri (ISBN88-11-59907-5)
- Il meraviglioso, anzi,1985, Garzanti Libri (ISBN88-11-59921-0)
- La caduta dei tiranni,1990, Sellerio di Giorgianni (ISBN88-389-0642-4)
- Un paese senza,2 ed., 1990, Garzanti Libri (ISBN88-11-67405-0)
- Fratelli d'Italia,réédition de 1993, Adelphi (ISBN88-459-1000-8)
- Mekong,1994, Adelphi (ISBN88-459-1081-4)
- Specchio delle mie brame,1995, Adelphi (ISBN88-459-1127-6)
- Parigi o cara,2 ed., 1996, Adelphi (ISBN88-459-1177-2)
- Lettere da Londra,1997, Adelphi (ISBN88-459-1278-7)
- Passeggiando tra i draghi addormentati,1997, Adelphi
- Paesaggi italiani con zombi,1998, Adelphi (ISBN88-459-1404-6)
- Le muse a Los Angeles,2000, Adelphi
- Rap!,2001, Feltrinelli
- Dall'Ellade a Bisanzio,2006, Adelphi
- La Vita bassa,2009, Adelphi
Honour[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Conversazione con Alberto Arbasino".3 January 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2011.Retrieved28 April2022.
- ^(in Italian)"Alberto Arbasino, Conversazione Con Gabriele Pedullà"marcosymarcosArchived3 January 2011 at theWayback MachineRetrieved 19 June 2009
- ^(in Italian)"Alberto Arbasino, L'anonimo lombardo"italialibri.netRetrieved 19 June 2009
- ^Finelli, Claudio (24 March 2020)."Addio ad Alberto Arbasino, genio anticonformista, il cui talento ha arricchito l'Italia".GAYNEWS(in Italian).Retrieved24 May2023.
- ^Match Monicelli-MorettionYouTube
- ^Moretti contro Monicelli. su Raitre "vecchia" polemica,inCorriere della Sera,6 June 1994, p.28
- ^"Morto Alberto Arbasino, ha raccontato l'Italia".La Repubblica.23 March 2020.Retrieved23 March2020.
- ^"Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".quirinale.it.Retrieved24 October2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Fusillo, MassimoIl Satyricon nel Novecento: fra neopicaresco e camp
- Arbasino (1963)La gita a Chiasso,inIl Giorno,23 gennaio 1963. Later republished inGruppo 63(1976)Crìtica e teoria
External links[edit]
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian):IXlegislature.
| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
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- 1930 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Voghera
- Italian Republican Party politicians
- Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy
- Gruppo 63
- Politicians of Lombardy
- Italian journalists
- Italian male journalists
- Italian male writers
- Italian Expressionist writers
- Italian theatre critics
- Viareggio Prize winners
- University of Milan alumni
- La Repubblica people
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Italian gay writers
- Harvard University alumni