Goffredo Parise
Goffredo Parise (born December 8, 1929 in Vicenza , † August 31, 1986 in Treviso ) was an Italian writer , screenwriter and journalist .
Life
After graduating from high school, Parise moved to Venice with his family . In 1951 his first novel, Il ragazzo morto e le comete, was published. In Milan , where he moved soon after, he worked as a journalist, especially for the Corriere della Sera . In the 1960s he worked as a set designer , among other things for film projects by the directors Bolognini and Fellini . The first part of his most famous book The Alphabet of Emotions was published in 1972, the second in 1982. He traveled to Asia, America and Africa for reports . He spent his last years in Ponte di Piave in the province of Treviso ( Veneto ).
Prizes and awards
- 1965 - Premio Viareggio
- 1982 - Premio Strega (for Alphabet of Emotions)
Works (selection)
- The great holidays (La grande vacanza , 1953)
- The beautiful priest (Il prete bello , 1954); dt. also udT The street boys of Vicenza
- The engagement (Il fidanzamento , 1956)
- The boss (Il padrone , 1965)
- The alphabet of feelings (Sillabario n.1 , 1972; Sillabario n.2 , 1982); dt. also udT primer of feelings
- L'odore del sangue (German: The smell of blood , written in 1979, published posthumously in 1997, filmed in 2004 with Fanny Ardant - see L'odore del sangue )
Scripts
- 1961: Hörig (Senilità)
- 1962: Boccaccio 70
- 1963: The Queen Bee (Una storia moderna: l'ape regina)
- 1977: The naked bourgeoisie (Ritratto di borghesia in nero)
Web links
- Literature by and about Goffredo Parise in the catalog of the German National Library
- Goffredo Parise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Casa di Cultura Goffredo Parise ( Italian , Spanish , English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parise, Goffredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer, screenwriter and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vicenza |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1986 |
| Place of death | Treviso |