Milena Agus
Milena Agus (* 1959 in Genoa ) is an Italian writer .
Life
Milena Agus was born to Sardinian parents in Genoa. Today she lives in Cagliari , Sardinia. She is a teacher and teaches Italian and history. Your novels are set in Sardinia. She is a representative of the Sardinian literary Nouvelle Vague , also known as New Sardinian Literature .
Works
- Mentre dorme il pescecane . 2005 ( As long as the shark is sleeping . German by Annette Kopetzki, Klett-Cotta , Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-608-93749-7 )
- Mal di pietre . 2006 ( Die Frau im Mond . Dt. By Monika Köpfer, Hoffmann and Campe , Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-455-40077-9 ) - audio book, spoken by Marion Martienzen, at Hoffmann and Campe (2007)
- Ali di babbo . 2008 ( The wings of my father . German by Monika Köpfer, Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-455-40130-1 ) - audio book, spoken by Katja Riemann, at Hoffmann and Campe (2008)
- La contessa di ricotta . 2009 ( Die Gräfin der Lüfte . Dt. By Monika Köpfer, Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-455-40040-3 ) - audio book, spoken by Marie Biermann, at Hoffmann and Campe (2010)
- Sottosopra . 2012 ( Die Welt auf dem Kopf . German by Monika Köpfer, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-28013-6 ) - audio book, spoken by Katja Danowski, at GoyaLIT (2012)
Awards
Milena Agus has been nominated and awarded several times in Italy and France. a. with the Premio Junturas , Premio Campiello , Premio Strega and Prix Méditerranée Étranger .
Others
In contrast to the titles of the other books, which are more or less literally translated, the novel Mal di pietre has been given a completely new title in the German edition. Instead of "pain of the stone", "rock pain" or the like, the title The woman in the moon was chosen . Frau im Mond is also the title of a film by the German director Fritz Lang .
Web links
- Publisher dtv
- Verlag Klett-Cotta ( Memento from March 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Deutschlandradio Kultur review
- Women's Fiction Festival (English) ( Memento of 12 March 2010 at the Internet Archive )
swell
- Literature by and about Milena Agus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Verlag Nottetempo ( Memento from September 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Giulio Angioni , Cartas de Logu: Scrittori sardi allo specchio , Cagliari, CUEC, 2007, 22-29
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Agus, Milena |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |