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Antonio Tabucchi
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Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012)
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Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian and Portuguese writer, journalist, translator, and university teacher. Born in Pisa in 1943, he was educated at the University of Paris, the University of Pisa, and the Scuola Normale Superiore. He worked as a teacher at the University of Siena, the University of Bologna, and the University of Genoa. His professional writing career began in 1975 and continued until his death in 2012. He wrote primarily in Italian and was associated with the field of Portuguese literature.
Tabucchi received several awards, including the Prix Médicis étranger, the Viareggio Prize, the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His notable works include *Pereira Maintains* and *Indian Nocturne*. He also spoke and wrote in Portuguese. Tabucchi died of cancer in Lisbon in 2012. He had two children.
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- Born
- 1943
- Died
- 2012
- Works
- 216
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Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Antonio Tabucchi (24 September 1943 – 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works…
Known for
- Alexandre O’Neill - Tomai lá do O’Neill — Self2004
- José Cardoso Pires - Diário de Bordo — Self1998
- Runaways — Self1995
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-09-24 ) 24 September 1943, Pisa , Italy
- Died
- 25 March 2012 (2012-03-25) (aged 68) , Lisbon , Portugal
- Occupation
- Novelist, short-story writer
- Period
- 1969–2012
- Spouse
- Maria José de Lancastre
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Pisa
- Place of death
- Lisbon
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Employer
- University of Genoa
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Notable work
- Indian Nocturne
- Field of work
- Portuguese literature
- Image
- Antonio Tabucchi.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Genoa
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- Antonio Tabucchi
- date of birth
- 1943-09-24
- date of death
- 2012-03-25
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- end of work period
- 2012-03-25
- writing language
- Italian
- name in native language
- Antonino Tabucchi
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonio Tabucchi ( Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo taˈbukki]; 24 September 1943 – 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne. He was so charmed that when he returned to Italy, he took an introductory course in Portuguese for a better comprehension of the poet.
His books and essays have been translated in 18 countries. Together with his wife, Maria José de Lancastre, he translated many works by Pessoa into Italian and has written a book of essays and a comedy about the writer. Tabucchi was awarded the French prize "Médicis étranger" for Indian Nocturne (Notturno indiano) and the premio Campiello, and the Aristeion Prize for Sostiene Pereira. In later life, he was mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, a feat he never achieved.
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