Luigi Malerba

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Luigi Malerba (born November 11, 1927 as Luigi Bonardi in Berceto , Parma province , † May 8, 2008 in Rome ) was an Italian writer , journalist and screenwriter . In addition to short stories and novels , he also wrote radio and television plays .

Life

Malerba received the laureate in law and ran an advertising agency for years.

Together with Umberto Eco and others he founded the literary association Gruppo 63, which is part of the Italian Neoavanguardia , and lived in Rome and Orvieto . He started out as a screenwriter and turned away from Italian neorealismo at an early age . In his short stories and novels he developed a satirical-grotesque style that plays with narrative structures. His texts often analyze the interplay between power and corruption. Other subject areas were the varieties of Catholicism and the look behind the mirror of “Being and Appearance”. His books have been translated into many languages ​​and received worldwide.

As a co-director he was responsible for a feature film and a documentary based on his own script.

Works

(only those translated into German)

  • La scoperta dell'alfabeto , 1963 (German: The Discovery of the Alphabet , translated by Joachim A. Frank, Suhrkamp 1983)
  • Il serpente , 1966 (Eng. The snake , translated by Alice Vollenweider, Suhrkamp 1969)
  • Salto mortale , 1968 (German Salto mortale , translated by Alice Vollenweider , Suhrkamp 1971)
  • Il protagonista , 1973 (Ger. The protagonist , translated by Alice Vollenweider, Suhrkamp 1976)
  • Mozziconi , 1975 (German stories from the banks of the Tiber , translated by Alice Vollenweider, Suhrkamp 1980)
  • Il Pataffio , 1978 (German Pataffio , translated by Moshe Kahn , Wagenbach 1988)
  • Le galline pensierose , 1980 (German: The thoughtful chickens , translated by Elke Wehr, Wagenbach 1984)
  • Diario di un sognatore , 1981 (German diary of a dreamer , translated by Joachim A. Frank, Suhrkamp 1984)
  • Storiette and Storiette tascabili , 1977 and 1984 (German pocket adventure , translated by Iris Schnebel-Kaschnitz, Wagenbach 1985)
  • Pinocchio con gli stivali , 1986 (German: Puss in Boots , translated by Burkhart Kroeber , Renner 1986, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt 1990)
  • Testa d'argento , 1988 (German Silberkopf , translated by Karin Fleischanderl , Wagenbach 1989)
  • Il fuoco greco , 1990 (German: The Greek fire , translated by Iris Schnebel-Kaschnitz, Wagenbach 1991)
  • True ghosts. Stories from the Imaginary Sciences , 1990 (selection of various texts from four different volumes)
  • Le pietre volanti , 1992 ( Eng . The flying stones , translated by Moshe Kahn, Wagenbach 1992)
  • Le maschere , 1994 (German: The naked masks , translated by Iris Schnebel-Kaschnitz, Wagenbach 1995)
  • Storie dell'anno mille , 1995 (with Tonino Guerra ; German: Of three who moved out to fill their stomachs: novel from the year 1000 , translated by Moshe Kahn, Wagenbach 1996)
  • Foolish world. About cucumber eaters and the longing for metal (various texts, compiled by Klaus Wagenbach ), Wagenbach 1997
  • Itaca per semper , 1997 (German King Ohneschuh , translated by Iris Schnebel-Kaschnitz, Wagenbach 1997)
  • La superficie di Eliane , 1999 (German Elianes Glanz , translated by Moshe Kahn, Wagenbach 2000)
  • La composizione del sogno , 2001 (German: The dream as a work of art , translated by Moshe Kahn, Wagenbach 2002)
  • Il circolo di Granada , 2002 (German: The Secret Circle of Granada , translated by Iris Schnebel-Kaschnitz, Wagenbach 2003)
  • Fantasmi romani , 2006 (German Roman Ghosts , translated by Iris Schnebel-Kaschnitz, Wagenbach 2007)

Filmography

  • 1952: The coat (Il cappotto)
  • 1953: The scandal (La pensionnaire)
  • 1953: love in the city (Amore in città)
  • 1966: The girl and the general (La ragazza e il generale)
  • 1966: Matchless (Matchless)
  • 1966: Affair in Italian (Adulterio all'italiana)
  • 1969: Why do you always walk around naked? (Dove vai tutta nuda?)
  • 1971: Alone against the law (Il vero e il falso)
  • 1974: A Sweet Beast (La sculacciata)
  • 1974: Time of Peace (L'età della pace)
  • 1978: How to lose your wife and win a girlfriend (Come perdere una moglie e trovare un'amante)
  • 1984: The Dogs of Jerusalem (I cani di Gerusalemme)

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personal data
SURNAME Malerba, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bonardi, Luigi (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian writer, screenwriter and writer of short stories, radio and television plays
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Berceto , Province of Parma
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 2008
Place of death Rome