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Valerio Magrelli

b. 1957

Italian poet

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Born 1957. Valerio Magrelli is an Italian professor, writer, poet, editor and docent.

Valerio Magrelli (born 10 January 1957, Rome) is an Italian poet.

He graduated in philosophy at the University of Rome and is an expert in French literature which he has taught and teaches at the University of Pisa and University of Cassino. He debuted as an author at age twenty-three with a collection of poems entitled Ora serrata retinae.

He received the Viareggio Prize, and the Mondello Prize.

Works

Books

Ora serrata retinae (Feltrinelli, 1980, preface by Enzo Siciliano); Nature e venature (Mondadori, 1987) Esercizi di tiptologia (Mondadori, 1992) Ora serrata retinae e Nature e venature nella collezione Poesie (1980-1992) e altre poesie (Einaudi, 1996) Didascalie per la lettura di un giornale (Einaudi, 1999) Nel condominio di carne (Einaudi, 2003), Disturbi del sistema binario (Einaudi, 2006) La vicevita. Treni e viaggi in treno (Laterza, 2009) Addio al calcio. Novanta racconti da un minuto (Einaudi, 2010), Geologia di un padre (Einaudi, 2013) Il sangue amaro (Einaudi, collezione di poesia, 2014) Lo sciamano di famiglia. Omeopatia, pornografia, regia in 77 disegni di Fellini (Laterza, 2015) Le cavie: poesie, 1980-2018, Einaudi, Torino 2018 Il commissario Magrelli, Einaudi, Torino 2018 La vicevita, Einaudi, Torino 2019

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University of Pisa
Awards
Bagutta Prize; Feltrinelli Prize; Viareggio Prize; Dessì Prize; Mondello Prize; Premio Selezione Campiello

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Who is Valerio Magrelli?

Italian poet

When was Valerio Magrelli born?

Valerio Magrelli was born on 10 January 1957 in Rome.

What is Valerio Magrelli's occupation?

Valerio Magrelli is a professor, writer, poet, editor and docent.

What nationality is Valerio Magrelli?

Valerio Magrelli is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Valerio Magrelli

· Wikidata: Q3743412

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