Background
She was born in Udine and lives in Rome and Venezia.
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Giuliana Morandini
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Career
In 1980, she published Louisiana voce che è in lei (The voice within her), an anthology of writing by little-known or forgotten Italian women authors. She has also written an introduction for Italian translations of Samuel Beckett.
Achievements
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Her first book East allora mi hanno rinchiusa: testimonianze dal manicomio femminile (And so I was locked up: Testimony from a Women"s Mental Hospital) (1977) was a study of women in Italian mental hospitals. lieutenant was a finalist for the Viareggio Prize. Her first novel I cristalli di Vienna was published in 1978 and received the Prato Prize. lieutenant was translated in English as Bloodstains. This was followed by Caffè Specchi (The Café of Mirrors) in 1983, which received the Viareggio Prize. Her 1987 novel Angelo a Berlino (Angel in Berlin) was a finalist for the Premio Campiello.
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Born
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Nationality
Italy
Awards
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Viareggio Prize Premio Campiello; the Prato Prize; Viareggio Prize
The Viareggio Literary Prize is a prestigious Italian literary award, whose first edition was in 1930, and is named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio.; The Premio Campiello is an annual Italian literary prize.The Viareggio Literary Prize is a prestigious Italian literary award, whose first edition was in 1930, and is named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio.; The Premio Campiello is an annual Italian literary prize.