Giani Stuparich
Giani Stuparich (born April 4, 1891 in Trieste , Austria-Hungary , † April 7, 1961 in Rome ) was an Italian writer and journalist .
Life
Giani Stuparich was born on April 4, 1891 in Trieste, which at that time belonged to Austria-Hungary . His father Marco Stuparich came from the island of Lošinj (today's Croatia ), his mother Gisella Gentilli was from Trieste.
Stuparich studied Italian literature in Prague , Berlin and Florence . He earned his living with articles he wrote for the newspaper La Voce . In his first work he dealt with the situation of the Slavs , especially the Czechs , in the multi-ethnic state of Austria-Hungary . When Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary in 1915, Stuparich volunteered for Italian military service and served in the first regiment of the Grenadiers of Sardinia . He fought together with his brother Carlo and his friend, the writer Scipio Slataper , in the Karst near Monfalcone and later on Monte Cengio . Wounded several times and captured by the Austro-Hungarian army in May 1916, Stuparich did not return to Trieste until 1918. For his services in World War I he was awarded the Italian Medal of Valor . In his hometown in 1919 he married the writer Elody Oblath , with whom he had three children: Giovanna, Giordana and Giancarlo.
Marked by the trauma of the First World War and the death of his fallen brother Carlo and friend Scipio, Stuparic began to write again. He published numerous novels and stories in which he processed what he had experienced. From 1921 to 1941 he taught literature at the Lyceum Dante Alighieri in Trieste. In 1942 he took over the management of the Institute for the Preservation of Monuments in Trieste. In 1945 Stuparich's Jewish wife was imprisoned together with her mother in the Risiera di San Sabba concentration camp near Trieste: he voluntarily followed them into custody. The family was only released again at the instigation of the Trieste Bishop Antonio Santin and the Prefect Bruno Coceani .
At the 1948 Summer Olympics art competition in London , Stuparich won the gold medal in the Epic Works category for his work La Grotta ( The Cave ) .
A few days after the publication of his work Il ritorno del padre , Stuparich died on April 7, 1961 in Rome.
Publications (excerpt)
- Nazione Ceca , Florence, 1915
- Colloqui con mio fratello , Milan, 1925
- I Racconti , Turin, 1929
- Guerra del'15 , Milan, 1931
- Donne nella vita di Stefano Premuda , Milan, 1932
- La Grotta ( The Cave ), Milan, 1933
- Nuovi Racconti , Milan, 1935
- Ritorneranno , 1941
- L'Isola ( The Island ), Turin, 1942
- Pietà del Sole , Florence, 1942
- Stagioni alla fontana , Milan, 1942
- Giochi di Fisionomia , Milan, 1942
- L'altra Riva , Milan, 1944
- Ginestre , Milan, 1945
- Trieste nei miei ricordi , 1948
- Simone , Turin, 1953.
- Piccolo Cabotaggio , Turin, 1955
- Poetry 1944-1947 , 1955
- Ricordi Istriani ( Memories of Istria ), 1961
- Il ritorno del padre , 1961
Awards
- Italian Medal of Valor ( Medaglia d'oro al valor militare )
- Gold medal for La Grotta in the 1948 Summer Olympics art competition
literature
- Elvio Gugnini (2007): Giani Stuparich in: Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies , 2nd edition, ed. v. Gaetana Marrone u. a. (Fitzroy Dearborn), pp. 1803f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Giani Stuparich in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stuparic, Giani |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stuparic, Gianni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trieste |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1961 |
| Place of death | Rome |