Renato Olivieri
Renato Olivieri (born August 4, 1925 in Sanguinetto , Veneto , † February 8, 2013 ) was an Italian journalist and author of crime novels. He is considered to be one of the fathers of the Italian crime novel (giallo) and is often referred to as the "Italian Simenon".
Life
Born in the province of Verona in 1925, Olivieri moved to Milan in 1939 , where he has lived since then and also had his novels performed. He first worked as a journalist and editor in several newspapers before publishing his first detective novel, Il caso Kodra (The Kodra Case), in 1978 .
In this he created the character of Commissario Giulio Ambrosio, one of the better known investigators of the Italian literary scene, who appeared in the film I giorni del commissario Ambrosio (The Days of Commissario Ambrosio), directed by Sergio Corbuccis ( Django ) by Ugo Tognazzi ( The Big Feast , A cage full of fools ) and thus became known to wider circles.
Olivieri's works are characterized by the melancholy Milanese atmosphere and the main character, an introverted, sometimes melancholy police officer, a lover of all things beautiful and a connoisseur of the arts (and as such not unlike his creator).
So far, only a few works by Olivieri have been translated into German.
Awards
- 1983 MystFest Prize of the Festival Internazionale del Giallo e del Mistro Cinema Televisione Letteratura for the novel "L'indagine interrotta"
- 1993 Premio Giorgio Scerbanenco of the NOIR IN Festival by Courmayeur for the novel "Madame Strauss"
Works (selection)
- Albergo a due stelle . Mondadori, Milan 1998, ISBN 88-04-45929-8 .
- Ambrosio indaga. Le nuove inchieste del commissario milanese . Rizzoli, Milan 1988, ISBN 88-17-66472-3 .
- Ambrosio ricorda . Mondadori, Milan 1992, ISBN 88-04-36363-0 .
- Casanova's end. Roman ("La fine di Casanova"). BLT-Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 1998, ISBN 3-404-92003-1 .
- Il caso Kodra. Giallo d'amore a Milano . Mondadori, Milan 1998, ISBN 88-04-42669-1 .
- The demon of money. Roman ("Il Dio denaro"). Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 1999, ISBN 3-404-92031-7 .
- Dunque Morranno . 1981.
- Hotel Mozart. Le inchieste del commissario Ambrosio . Mondadori, Milan 1997, ISBN 88-04-43663-8 .
- L'indagine interrotta. Il vice commissario Ambrosio diventa commissario . Mondadori, Milan 1998, ISBN 88-04-42649-7 .
- Largo Richini . Rizzoli, Milan 1985, ISBN 88-17-66470-7 .
- Madame Strauss. Roman ("Madame Strauss"). Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1997, ISBN 3-404-13847-3 .
- Maledetto Ferragosto . Mondadori, Milan 1992, ISBN 88-04-43061-3 .
- Piazza pulita . Mondadori, Milan 1991, ISBN 88-04-35266-3 .
- Villa Liberty . Mondadori, Milan 1997, ISBN 88-04-43060-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Renato Olivieri in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bibliography (ital.)
- Review of Casanova's End
- Portrait (ital.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olivieri, Renato |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian journalist and crime writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanguinetto , Veneto, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 2013 |