Pivano was born in Genoa in 1917. When she was a teenager she moved with her family to Turin where she attended the Massimo D'AzeglioLyceum. There she met Cesare Pavese, who introduced her and her classmate Primo Levi to American literature. In 1941 she received a laurea () with a thesis on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, which earned her a prize from the Center for American Studies in Rome.
Spoon Riveredit
In 1943 she obtained a second degree in philosophy. In the same year she completed her first translation, the Italian edition of the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters for Einaudi.
[...] "I was just a kid when I read Spoon River for the first time: Cesare Pavese brought it to me, one morning when I had asked him what was the difference between American and English literature."
In 1948, Pivano met Ernest Hemingway. It turned out to be the beginning of an intense professional relationship and friendship that would last until Hemingway's death in 1961. In 1949 Mondadori published her translation of Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. (Citation/clarification needed. See A Farewell to Arms.) In the same year Pivano married designer and architect Ettore Sottsass and moved to Milan, where she would live for the rest of her life. Pivano made her first trip to the United States in 1956 and throughout her professional life she contributed to the diffusion of the most significant American writers in Italy, from the great icons of the Roaring Twenties, like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker and William Faulkner, through the writers of the 1960s (Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti), to young contemporary writers including Jay McInerney, Bret Easton Ellis, David Foster Wallace, Chuck Palahniuk and Jonathan Safran Foer. Pivano was also interested in African-American culture. In 1949 she met Richard Wright in Paris and went on to translate and edit many of his novels. In 1980 and 1984, Pivano interviewed Charles Bukowski at his home in San Pedro, California. These interviews became the basis for her book, Charles Bukowski: Laughing with the Gods first published in the United States by Sun Dog Press in 2000.
Pivano also wrote about popular music and was an admirer of the work of Fabrizio de André and Bob Dylan. In 2006 Pivano decided to revisit the Spoon River Anthology in the book Spoon River, ciao (Dreams Creek, 2006), a selection of her unpublished texts about the pictures taken by American photographer William Willinghton in the same locations described by Edgar Lee Masters in the Anthology.[2]
Deathedit
Fernanda Pivano died, aged 92, in Milan on August 18, 2009.[3] Her funeral took place on August 21 in the Basilica di Carignano in Genoa. After the cremation, she was buried in the cemetery of Staglieno.
Legacyedit
In March 2010, Bompiani published Diari/2, the second volume of her biography that collects her writings from 1974 to 2009.
Bibliographyedit
1947: La balena bianca e altri miti, Mondadori.
1964: America rossa e nera, Vallecchi.
1972: Beat Hippie Yippie, Arcana.
1976: Mostri degli Anni Venti, Formichieri.
1976: C'era una volta un Beat, Arcana.
1971: L'altra America negli Anni Sessanta, Officine Formichieri.
1982: Intervista a Bukowski, Sugar.
1985: Biografia di Hemingway, Rusconi.
1986: Cos'è più la virtù, Rusconi.
1988: La mia kasbah, Rusconi.
1955: La balena bianca e altri miti, Il Saggiatore.
1996: Altri amici, Mondadori.
1996: Amici scrittori, Mondadori.
2001: Hemingway, Rusconi.
1997: Dov'è più la virtù, Marsilio.
1997: Viaggio americano, Bompiani.
1997: Album americano. Dalla generazione perduta agli scrittori della realtà virtuale, Frassinelli.
2000: I miei quadrifogli, Frassinelli.
2000: Dopo Hemingway. Libri, arte ed emozioni d’America, Pironti.
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Fernanda Pivano 18 July 1917 18 August 2009 was an Italian writer journalist translator and critic Fernanda Pivano in 2006 Fernanda Pivano with husband Ettore Sottsass at their home in Milan 1969 Contents 1 Early life 2 Spoon River 3 Career 4 Death 5 Legacy 6 Bibliography 7 Prizes 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly life editPivano was born in Genoa in 1917 When she was a teenager she moved with her family to Turin where she attended the Massimo D Azeglio Lyceum There she met Cesare Pavese who introduced her and her classmate Primo Levi to American literature In 1941 she received a laurea with a thesis on Herman Melville s Moby Dick which earned her a prize from the Center for American Studies in Rome Spoon River editIn 1943 she obtained a second degree in philosophy In the same year she completed her first translation the Italian edition of the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters for Einaudi I was just a kid when I read Spoon River for the first time Cesare Pavese brought it to me one morning when I had asked him what was the difference between American and English literature 1 Career editIn 1948 Pivano met Ernest Hemingway It turned out to be the beginning of an intense professional relationship and friendship that would last until Hemingway s death in 1961 In 1949 Mondadori published her translation of Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms Citation clarification needed See A Farewell to Arms In the same year Pivano married designer and architect Ettore Sottsass and moved to Milan where she would live for the rest of her life Pivano made her first trip to the United States in 1956 and throughout her professional life she contributed to the diffusion of the most significant American writers in Italy from the great icons of the Roaring Twenties like F Scott Fitzgerald Dorothy Parker and William Faulkner through the writers of the 1960s Allen Ginsberg Jack Kerouac William S Burroughs Gregory Corso Lawrence Ferlinghetti to young contemporary writers including Jay McInerney Bret Easton Ellis David Foster Wallace Chuck Palahniuk and Jonathan Safran Foer Pivano was also interested in African American culture In 1949 she met Richard Wright in Paris and went on to translate and edit many of his novels In 1980 and 1984 Pivano interviewed Charles Bukowski at his home in San Pedro California These interviews became the basis for her book Charles Bukowski Laughing with the Gods first published in the United States by Sun Dog Press in 2000 In the summer of 2001 Pivano toured Northern America with director Luca Facchinito to film the documentary A Farewell to Beat a celebration of the Beat Generation featuring notable American writers including Jay McInerney Bret Easton Ellis and Lawrence Ferlinghetti written by Andrea Bempensante Pivano also wrote about popular music and was an admirer of the work of Fabrizio de Andre and Bob Dylan In 2006 Pivano decided to revisit the Spoon River Anthology in the book Spoon River ciao Dreams Creek 2006 a selection of her unpublished texts about the pictures taken by American photographer William Willinghton in the same locations described by Edgar Lee Masters in the Anthology 2 Death editFernanda Pivano died aged 92 in Milan on August 18 2009 3 Her funeral took place on August 21 in the Basilica di Carignano in Genoa After the cremation she was buried in the cemetery of Staglieno Legacy editIn March 2010 Bompiani published Diari 2 the second volume of her biography that collects her writings from 1974 to 2009 Bibliography edit1947 La balena bianca e altri miti Mondadori 1964 America rossa e nera Vallecchi 1972 Beat Hippie Yippie Arcana 1976 Mostri degli Anni Venti Formichieri 1976 C era una volta un Beat Arcana 1971 L altra America negli Anni Sessanta Officine Formichieri 1982 Intervista a Bukowski Sugar 1985 Biografia di Hemingway Rusconi 1986 Cos e piu la virtu Rusconi 1988 La mia kasbah Rusconi 1955 La balena bianca e altri miti Il Saggiatore 1996 Altri amici Mondadori 1996 Amici scrittori Mondadori 2001 Hemingway Rusconi 1997 Dov e piu la virtu Marsilio 1997 Viaggio americano Bompiani 1997 Album americano Dalla generazione perduta agli scrittori della realta virtuale Frassinelli 2000 I miei quadrifogli Frassinelli 2000 Dopo Hemingway Libri arte ed emozioni d America Pironti 2001 Una favola Pagine d arte 2002 Un po di emozioni Fandango 2002 Mostri degli anni Venti La Tartaruga 2002 De Andre il corsaro with Cesare G Romana and Michele Serra Interlinea 2004 The beat goes on Mondadori 2006 Spoon River ciao with photographs by William Willinghton Dreams Creek 2006 Ho fatto una pace separata Dreams Creek 2007 Lo scrittore americano e la ragazza perbene Tullio Pironti Editore 2008 Complice la musica BUR 2008 Diari 1917 1973 edited by Enrico Rotelli with Mariarosa Bricchi Bompiani 2010 Diari 2 1974 2009 edited by Enrico Rotelli with Mariarosa Bricchi Bompiani 2010 Libero chi legge Mondadori 2011 Leggende americane Bompiani Prizes edit1964 Saint Vincent Prize for Journalism 1975 Monselice Prize for Translation 1983 San Gerolamo Prize 1985 Giovanni Comisso Prize for literature 1992 Mondello Prize 1998 Estense Prize 2002 Art Science and Peace Prize 2003 Grinzane Cavour Prize 2005 Tenco Prize 2006 Vittorio De Sica Prize for literatureSee also editEdgar Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology Fabrizio De AndreReferences edit L Antologia di Spoon River l epica bucolica di Edgar Lee Masters Auralcrave 24 May 2018 Spoon River i Lazzari sulla collina continuano a stregare 28 January 2017 Addio a Fernanda Pivano Importo la cultura beat in Italian Corriere della Sera 18 August 2009 Retrieved 18 August 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fernanda Pivano Fernanda Pivano Fernanda Pivano Award Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fernanda Pivano amp oldid 1221029857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
