Marco Onofrio
Marco Onofrio (born February 11, 1971) is an Italian writer, essayist and literary critic. In 1995 he graduated with honors in contemporary Italian literature from the University of Rome "La Sapienza", defending a Laurea dissertation on the poet Dino Campana, which was awarded the 'Eugenio Montale' European Prize in 1996. His work deals primarily with modern and contemporary Italian literature, with special emphasis on the twentieth century writers. He studies the relationship of Italian and foreign writers with the city of Rome, and the impact of staying in or visiting Rome in their work. He also carries out activities of militant criticism aimed at the discovery and advancement of new editorial proposals. He has published several volumes of poetry and fiction, written dozens of prefaces and authored hundreds of articles in various Italian newspapers, including "Il Messaggero", "Il Tempo", "Lazio Ieri e Oggi", "Studium", "Nuova Antologia", "La Voce Romana", "L'Immaginazione", "Orlando".
Awards
- 2009: Carver Prize for "Ungaretti e Roma" [1]]
- 2011: Farina Prize for "Emporium. Poemetto di civile indignazione" (ISBN 978-88-87485-74-5) [2]
- 2012: Di Liegro International Prize for the poem "Mito" [3]
- 2013: Pannunzio Prize for "Nello specchio del racconto. L'opera narrativa di Antonio Debenedetti" [[4]
- 2013: Città di Torino Prize for "Ora è altrove" (ISBN 978-88-7537-181-4) [5]
- 2013: Città di Sassari International Prize for "Ora è altrove"[6]
Volumes of essays and literary criticism
- "Guido De Carolis. Pittura Luce Energia" (2007; ISBN 978-88-87485-54-7).
- "Ungaretti e Roma" (2008; ISBN 978-88-87485-77-6).
- "Dentro del cielo stellare. La poesia orfica di Dino Campana" (2010; ISBN 978-88-96517-25-3).
- "Nello specchio del racconto. L’opera narrativa di Antonio Debenedetti" (2011; ISBN 978-88-96517-46-8).
- "Non possiamo non dirci romani. La Città Eterna nello sguardo di chi l’ha vista, vissuta e scritta" (2013; ISBN 978-88-98135-23-3).
- "Come dentro un sogno. La narrativa di Dante Maffìa tra realtà e surrealismo mediterraneo" (2014; ISBN 978-88-7351-764-1).
- "Giorgio Caproni e Roma" (2015; ISBN 978-88-98135-48-6).