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'''Antonio Moresco''' (born October 30, 1947 in [[Mantua]]) is an Italian writer. |
'''Antonio Moresco''' (born October 30, 1947 in [[Mantua]]) is an Italian writer. |
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| ⚫ | Defined as one of the founding fathers of a new line of Italian literature that moves beyond post-modernity, and likened to [[Don DeLillo]] and [[Thomas Pynchon]],<ref>Giuseppe Genna, ''Financial Times'', 8th February 2004.</ref> he has been described by [[Roberto Saviano]] as "a literary patrimony".<ref>Television interview with Daria Bignardi, “L’era glaciale”, RAI Due, 29\09\2009.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | His first publications appeared late in his career, after he had been turned down by several editors. His output is centred on the monumental trilogy ''L'increato'', whose three volumes are: ''Gli esordi'' (Feltrinelli 1998, republished by Mondadori in 2011 – 673 pages), ''Canti del caos'' (part 1 by Feltrinelli in 2001, part 2 by Rizzoli in 2003; republished by Mondadori in 2009 – 1072 pages), and ''Gli increati'' (Mondadori 2015). |
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Revision as of 18:00, 11 January 2017
Antonio Moresco | |
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| Born | October 30, 1947 Mantua |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Genre | Fiction, Essay |
Antonio Moresco (born October 30, 1947 in Mantua) is an Italian writer.
Defined as one of the founding fathers of a new line of Italian literature that moves beyond post-modernity, and likened to Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon,[1] he has been described by Roberto Saviano as "a literary patrimony".[2]
His first publications appeared late in his career, after he had been turned down by several editors. His output is centred on the monumental trilogy L'increato, whose three volumes are: Gli esordi (Feltrinelli 1998, republished by Mondadori in 2011 – 673 pages), Canti del caos (part 1 by Feltrinelli in 2001, part 2 by Rizzoli in 2003; republished by Mondadori in 2009 – 1072 pages), and Gli increati (Mondadori 2015).
Works
- Clandestinità (Bollati Boringhieri, 1993)
- La cipolla (Bollati Boringhieri, 1995)
- Lettere a nessuno (Bollati Boringhieri, 1997)
- Gli esordi (Feltrinelli, 1998)
- La visione (conversation with Carla Benedetti, KKP, 1999)
- Il vulcano (Bollati Boringhieri, 1999)
- Storia d'amore e di specchi (Portofranco, 2000)
- La santa (theatre play, Bollati Boringhieri, 2000)
- Canti del caos (part I, Feltrinelli, 2001)
- L'invasione (Rizzoli, 2002)
- Canti del caos (part II, Rizzoli, 2003)
- Lo sbrego (Holden Maps – Bur, Rizzoli, 2005)
- Scritti di viaggio, di combattimento e di sogno (Fanucci, 2005)
- Zio Demostene (Effigie, 2005)
- Merda e luce (Effigie, 2007)
- Le favole della Maria (Einaudi, 2007)
- Zingari di merda (Effigie, 2008)
- Lettere a nessuno (parts I and II, Einaudi, 2008)
- Canti del caos (parts I, II and III, Mondadori, 2009)
- Gli incendiati (Mondadori, 2010)
- Il combattimento (Mondadori, 2012) – includes Clandestinità, La cipolla and three short stories, La camera blu, La buca and Il re
- La Lucina (Mondadori, 2013) - English translation by Richard Dixon: Distant Light (Archipelago, 2016)
- Tutto d'un fiato (XS Mondadori (ebook), 2013)
- Fiaba d'amore (Mondadori, 2014)
- Gli increati (Mondadori, 2015)
- L'addio (Giunti, 2016)
Collaborations
- Controinsurrezioni (Mondadori, 2008), with Valerio Evangelisti
- Otto preghierine per una nuova vita (Scuola di Urbino, 2012), with Giuliano Della Casa
External links
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