Giuseppe Berto

Giuseppe Berto (born December 27, 1914 in Mogliano , Italy , † November 2, 1978 in Rome ) was an Italian writer .

Life

After leaving school, Giuseppe Berto was a soldier for thirteen years . During World War II, he fell into American captivity and was in Texas interned. After the war he studied literature in Padua . Berto was a neo-realistic narrator. His dark and illusion-free novels depict in unpathetic language the suffering of young people in the war and post-war period. With his novel "Il brigante", which appeared in German in 1952 under the title "Mein Freund der Brigant", Berto achieved international fame.

Awards (selection)

• 1964: Premio Campiello for Il male oscuro
• 1964: Premio Viareggio for Il male oscuro
• 1974: Premio Bancarella for Oh, Serafina!

Works (selection)

• Il cielo è rosso . 1946; German: The sky is red
• Le opere di Dio . 1948
• Il brigante . 1951; German: My friend the Brigant or also Der Brigant
• Guerra in camicia nera . 1955
• Il male oscuro . 1964
• La cosa buffa . 1966
• Oh Serafina! . 1974

Filmography

script

• 1951: Anna (Anna)
• 1953: The Seven of the Big Bear (I sette dell'Orsa maggiore)
• 1956: The Fool and the Dancer (I girovaghi)
• 1961: love, freedom and betrayal (Legge di guerra)
• 1970: The Glory of Life (Anonimo Veneziano)
• 1973: Dear Parents (Cari genitori)

Literary template

• 1961: The Brigant (Il brigante)

Web links

Commons : Giuseppe Berto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Giuseppe Berto in the catalog of the German National Library
• Giuseppe Berto in the Internet Movie Database (English)