Massimo Grillandi

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Massimo Grillandi

Massimo Grillandi (born August 6, 1921 in Forlì , Kingdom of Italy , † January 3, 1987 in Rome ) was an Italian author , journalist , poet and literary translator of the 20th century.

Life

Grillandi was a passionate Roman and devoted himself to historical research after completing his training. His representations combined history with his storytelling through his scientific knowledge. He became known through numerous biographies, some of which were translated into German.

Grillandi died in Rome of a heart attack on January 3, 1987.

Prizes and awards

  • 1961: Premio LericiPea for his retelling of poems by the French Stéphane Mallarmé .
  • 1966: Shortlist together with Italo Calvino for the Premio Strega for the novel La casa die Faenza .
  • 1976: Premio Leonilde Luigi Settembrini for the story La muraglia Alidosia .
  • 1978: Premio Bancarella for the biography La contessa di Castiglione .
  • 1981: Premio Il Fiore
  • 1981: Premio San Gerolamo for its literary translations.

Publications

Biographies
  • Francesco Crispi . UTET, Turin 1969.
  • Emilio Treves . UTET, Turin 1977.
  • La contessa di Castiglione . Rusconi, Milan 1978.
  • Belli . Rizzoli, Milan 1979.
  • Le grandi revoluzioni .
    • German by Stefanie Weiss: The great revolutions . Tessloff, Hamburg 1980.
  • Mata Hari . Rusconi, Milan 1982.
  • Lucrezia Borgia . Rusconi, Milan 1984.
    • German by Sylvia Höfer: Lukrezia Borgia . ECON-Verlag, Düsseldorf / Vienna / New York 1994, ISBN 3-430-13456-0 .
  • Madame de Pompadour . Rusconi, Milan 1986.
  • German by Dora Vrdolec and Renato Vecellio: Alexander the Great: A biography . Kaiser, Klagenfurt 1987, ISBN 3-7043-2128-1 .
  • German by Hilde Linnert: Karl der Grosse : A biography . Kaiser, Klagenfurt 1987, ISBN 3-7043-2129-X .
Novels
  • La comune speranza . Rebellato, Padua 1958.
  • La casa di Faenza . Edizioni dell'Albero, Turin 1965, new edition: Gremese, Rome 1967.
  • Il campo da gioco . Mursia, Milan 1975.
  • Eleonora: historical novel . Rusconi, Milan 1983.
stories
  • Allegra . Cirann, Rome 1963.
  • La muraglia Alidosia . Edizione del Girasole, Ravenna 1976.
poetry
  • La terrena pietà . Canesi, Rome, 1961.
  • Papa is un capitalista . De Luca, Rome 1970, new edition: Lacaita, Maduria 1972.
  • Poetry per amore . Rusconi, Milan 1986.
Literary studies

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Grillandi, Massimo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian author, journalist, poet and literary translator
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Forlì
DATE OF DEATH 3rd January 1987
Place of death Rome