Adolfo Jenni
Adolfo Jenni (born May 3, 1911 in Modena , † February 13, 1997 in Bern ) was a Swiss writer and literary historian.
Life
Adolfo Jenni was born the son of Berners Hans Jenni and his Italian wife Maria, born Barbieri. He studied at the universities of Bologna and Zurich . From 1945 to 1976 he was professor for Italian language and literature at the University of Bern . Saverio Adami, the protagonist in several of his books, is an alter ego of the author.
He was married and had four children, including the future politician Daniele Jenni (1949-2007).
Works (selection)
- Miti e atmosfere. AF Formiggini, Roma 1937.
- Le notti ei giorni. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona 1937.
- Foglie. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona 1938.
- Regina. Romanzo, Guanda, Modena 1939.
- Annate. Prose di romanzo, Guanda, Modena 1942.
- Il recinto. prose di romanzo, (Falena; 52), Guanda, Modena 1947.
- Cose di questo mondo. racconti brevi, (Falena; 52), Guanda, Modena 1957.
- Quaderni di Saverio Adami. Cappelli, Bologna 1967.
- Vicende e situazioni. prose di romanzo. (Scrittori della Svizzera italiana; 14), Elvetica, Chiasso 1970.
- Un mazzo di fiori. Prose di Adolfo Jenni e silografie di Aldo Patocchi, Casagrande, Bellinzona 1970.
- Carte: (gli anni zero e uno). Cenobio, Lugano 1979.
- Ricapitolazione: poetry e quasi poetry. Pantarei, Lugano 1980.
- Altri appunti sul Tasso. 1980.
- Cronache di uno. Cenobio, Lugano 1981.
- Predichette spawn. Pantarei, Lugano 1982.
- Poetry e quasi poetry. Casagrande, Bellinzona 1987.
- Adami. Traduzione di Clà Riatsch, Benziger / Ex Libris, Zurich 1988.
- Diario degli anni alti: be poetry. Cenobio, Lugano 1989.
- The “Ricordi” inediti: un servizio militare privilegiato (1939-1945). Cenobio, Lugano 1989.
- Mia cara giardiniera: poesia in versi e prosa. Casagrande, Bellinzona 1992.
literature
- Antonio Stäuble: Adolfo Jenni. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . April 7, 2009 , accessed March 3, 2020 .
Web links
- Publications by and about Adolfo Jenni in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Adolfo Jenni in Bibliomedia's Lexicon of Swiss Authors (Italian)
- Adolfo Jenni's estate in the HelveticArchives archive database of the Swiss National Library (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Otto J. Groeg: Who's Who in Literature. 1978, p. 296.
- ↑ The Brockhaus Literature. Brockhaus, Mannheim 1988, ISBN 3-7653-0400-X , Vol. 2, p. 299.
- ^ Adolfo Jenni (Modena 1911 – Berna 1997). In: Giornale storico della letteratura italiana. Volume 175 (1998), p. 479.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jenni, Adolfo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer and literary historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Modena |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1997 |
| Place of death | Bern |