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Carmine Abate

b. 1954

Italian writer (born 1954)

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Born 1954. Carmine Abate is an Italian writer and poet.

Carmine Abate (born 24 October 1954) is an Italian writer. He has written numerous short stories, novels and essays, mainly focusing on issues of migration and the encounters between disparate cultures.

Life Abate spent his childhood in Carfizzi, a small village of the Arbëreshë community in the southern region of Calabria. He grew up speaking Arbëresh, a variant of the Albanian language.

Works Nel labirinto della vita, Rome: Juvenilia, 1977 (poetry) I Germanesi: storia e vita di una comunità calabrese e dei suoi emigranti, Carmine Abate and Meike Behrmann, Cosenza Pellegrini, 1986 (non-fiction) Il ballo tondo, Marietti, 1991 (novel) Shtegtimi i unazës, Pejë: Dukagjini, 1994 Terre di andata, Argo, 1996 (poetry) La moto di Scanderbeg, Fazi, 1999. (winner of the Premio Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia) Tra due mari, Mondadori, 2002 (winner of the Premio Società dei Lettori, Lucca-Roma) La festa del ritorno, Mondadori, (2004) (winner of the Premio Napoli, Premio Selezione Campiello and Premio Corrado Alvaro) Il muro dei muri, Mondadori, 2006 (short stories) Il mosaico del tempo grande, Mondadori, 2006 (novel) Gli anni veloci, Mondadori, 2008 (novel) Vivere per addizione a altri viaggi, Mondadori, 2010. (short stories) Terre di andata. Poesie & proesie, Il Maestrale, 2011. La collina del vento, Mondadori, 2012 (Premio Campiello). Le stagioni di Hora, Oscar Mondadori, 2012. [It includes: Il ballo tondo, La moto di Scanderbeg, Il mosaico del tempo grande] (novels) Il bacio del pane, Mondadori, 2013. (novel) La felicità dell'attesa, Mondadori, 2015. (novel) Il banchetto di nozze e altri sapori, Mondadori, 2016. (collection of short stories) Le rughe del sorriso, Mondadori, 2018. (novel) Il cercatore di luce, Mondadori, 2021. (novel)

Works in English Between Two Seas (translated by Antony Shugaar), New York: Europa Editions, 2008. The Homecoming Party (translated by Antony Shugaar), New York: Europa Editions, 2010. The Wedding Banquet and Other Flavors (translated by Joseph A. Tamagni), Pesaro, Italy: Metauro, 2019. The Round Dance (translated by Michelangelo La Luna), New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 2023 (forthcoming).

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Education
University of Bari
Awards
Honorary citizenship; Stresa Prize; Premio Selezione Campiello; Premio Campiello

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Carmine Abate?

Italian writer (born 1954)

When was Carmine Abate born?

Carmine Abate was born on 24 October 1954 in Carfizzi.

What is Carmine Abate's occupation?

Carmine Abate is a writer and poet.

What nationality is Carmine Abate?

Carmine Abate is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Carmine Abate

· Wikidata: Q2280676

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