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Giorgio Saviane

1916 – 2000

Italian art critic and writer

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Lived 1916 – 2000 (aged 84). Giorgio Saviane was an Italian writer, lawyer, art critic and journalist.

Giorgio Saviane (16 February 1916 – 18 December 2000) was an Italian author.

He received a Laurea in Giurisprudenza from University of Padua and then moved to Florence to practice as a lawyer. During his period in Florence, he started his career as a writer. From the very beginning, Saviane adopted an introspective style of writing that characterized all his future writings.

His best-known novels are Eutanasia di un amore and Il mare verticale.

Books Le due folle, Guanda, Parma 1957; Rizzoli, Milano 1968; Mondadori, Milano 1982; Nuova Eri, Torino 1994 L'inquisito, Lerici, Milano 1961; Rizzoli, Milano 1968; Mondadori, Milano 1982; Newton Compton, Roma 1994 Il papa, Rizzoli, Milano 1963; Rusconi, Milano 1975; BUR, Milano 1980; Lucarini, Roma 1985; Newton Compton, Roma 1995 Il passo lungo, Rizzoli, Milano 1965; Rusconi, Milano 1974; Mondadori, Milano 1981; Juvenilia, Bergamo 1987; Newton Compton, Roma 1995 Le molte giustizie (a cura di), Ferro, Milano 1967 Di profilo si nasce, Bietti, Milano 1973 Il mare verticale, Rusconi, Milano 1973; BUR, Milano 1979; Mondadori, Milano 1987; Newton Compton, Roma 1994 Eutanasia di un amore, Rizzoli, Milano 1976; BUR, Milano 1978; Mondadori, Milano 1993 La donna di legno, Rizzoli, Milano 1979; BUR, Milano 1981 Getsemani, Mondadori, Milano 1980 Di profilo si nasce, Mondadori, Milano 1982 Il tesoro dei Pellizzari, Mondadori Milano 1982 Racconti, Liguori, Napoli 1983 La casa dei Pellizzari, Mursia, Milano 1983 Il mosca e l'agnello, SEI, Torino 1984 Cenerentola a Urbino, Sansoni, Firenze 1985 Il terzo aspetto, Mondadori, Milano 1987 Diario intimo di un cattivo, Rizzoli, Milano 1989 Il gatto Lorenzino e altri racconti, Mondadori, Milano 1989 Il narratore e i suoi testi, La nuova Italia, Firenze 1990 (antologia - Premio Pirandello per la narrativa) L'automobile a due ruote, Guida, Napoli 1990 (con L'attrice di Michela Fassa) Una vergogna civile, Rizzoli, Milano 1991 In attesa di lei, Mondadori, Milano 1992 Voglio parlare con Dio, Mondadori, Milano 1996 Giacomo Leopardi e l'amore (a cura di), Ibiskos, Empoli 1998 (su Giacomo Leopardi) Barbetta e l'agnello, Cartedit, Monte Cremasco 1998

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Padua
Awards
Bancarella Literary Prize; Premio Selezione Campiello

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Giorgio Saviane's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Giorgio Saviane?

Italian art critic and writer (1916–2000)

When was Giorgio Saviane born?

Giorgio Saviane was born on 16 February 1916 in Castelfranco Veneto.

When did Giorgio Saviane die?

Giorgio Saviane died on 18 December 2000 in Florence.

What was Giorgio Saviane's occupation?

Giorgio Saviane was a writer, lawyer, art critic and journalist.

What nationality was Giorgio Saviane?

Giorgio Saviane was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giorgio Saviane

· Wikidata: Q1180177

· DBpedia: Giorgio Saviane

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