Guido Piovene

Guido Piovene
Born 27 July 1907 (1907-07-27)
Vicenza, Italy
Died 12 November 1974 (1974-11-13) (aged 67)
London, England
Occupation Writer

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

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 in the Movimento Comunista d'Italia, according to Felice Chilanti's daughter writing the statutes for its youth association COBA (so named in homage to Joseph Stalin's youthful pseudonym).[3]

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

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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