Francesco Jovine
Francesco Jovine (born October 9, 1902 in Guardialfiera ( Campobasso province ), † April 30, 1950 in Rome ) was an Italian writer.
In his neorealist novels and stories he campaigned especially for the socially disenfranchised. In 1945 he founded the Sindacato Nazionale Scrittori writers' union with Corrado Alvaro and Libero Bigiaretti . In 1950 he received the Premio Viareggio , one of the most prestigious Italian literary prizes, for his novel Le terre del sacramento .
Works
Novels
- Signora Ava (1942)
- Il pastore sepolto (1945)
-
Le terre del sacrameto . 1950
- The Lord's Fields: Roman . Translation Ina Jun-Broda . Berlin: Verl. Volk u. World, 1951
stories
- L'impero in provincia (1945)
- Tutti i miei peccati (1948)
- Racconti (ed. 1960)
literature
- A. Proccacini: Francesco Jovine , New York 1986, ISBN 0-8204-0267-2
Web links
- Literature by and about Francesco Jovine in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jovine, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guardialfiera |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1950 |
| Place of death | Rome |