Ernesto Ferrero | |
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| Born | 6 May 1938 |
| Died | 31 October 2023 (aged 85) Turin, Italy |
Ernesto Ferrero ( 6 May 1938 – 31 October 2023) was an Italian writer, literary critic and translator.
Life and career
Born in Turin, in 1963 Ferrero started his career as a press officer for the Einaudi publishing house. [1] He made his literary debut with a dictionary of Italian slang (I gerghi del male dal ’400 a oggi, 1972), [1] which won the Viareggio Prize for First Work. [2]
Ferrero is best known for the novel N, a reconstruction of Napoleon's stay on Elba through the diary of his librarian; the book was translated in numerous foreign languages, won the Strega Prize and was freely adapted by Paolo Virzì into a film, Napoleon and Me. [1] [2] [3] His 2011 biographical novel about Emilio Salgari Disegnare il vento ("Drawing the Wind") won the Premio Selezione Campiello. [2] His last book was Album di famiglia ("Family album", 2022), a collection of intimate portraits of literary authors. [1] [2]
Ferrero directed the Turin International Book Fair from 1998 to 2016. [1] [2] He translated works of Gustave Flaubert, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Georges Perec. [4] He also wrote critical essays and collaborated with various newspapers and television programmes. [3] He died on 31 October 2023, at the age of 85. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Zaccuri, Alessandro (31 October 2023). "Editoria. Addio a Ernesto Ferrero, premio Strega e guida del Salone del Libro". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Minucci, Emanuela (31 October 2023). "È morto Ernesto Ferrero, il signore dei libri". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b Adejumo, Quadri (1 November 2023). "Ernesto Ferrero: Remembering Italy's Publishing Luminary". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Minardi, Sabina (31 October 2023). "Addio Ernesto Ferrero, intellettuale che sapeva illuminare vita e letteratura". L'Espresso (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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