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Mario Rigoni Stern (1 November 1921 – 16 June 2008) was an Italian author and World War II veteran.[1]
Mario Rigoni Stern | |
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 Mario Rigoni Stern in 1958 | |
| Born | 1 November 1921 Asiago, Italy |
| Died | 16 June 2008 (aged 86) Asiago, Italy |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Genre | World War II |
Biography
His first novel Il sergente nella neve, published in 1953 (and the following year in English as The Sergeant in the Snow), draws on his own experience as a sergeant major in the Alpini corps during the disastrous retreat from Russia in World War II. It is his only work to be translated into English and Spanish.
Other well-known works also include Le stagioni di Giacomo (Giacomo's Seasons), Storia di Tönle (The Story of Tönle), and the collection of short stories Sentieri sotto la neve (Paths Beneath the Snow).
Awards and honors
- He was awarded the Premio Campiello and the Premio Bagutta for Storia di Tönle, and the Italian PEN prize for Sentieri sotto la neve.
- Asteroid 12811 Rigonistern was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 May 2003 (M.P.C. 48394).[3]
- The silver medal for the Russian Campaign
Works
- Il sergente nella neve (1953), translated into English as The Sergeant in the Snow (1954)
- Il bosco degli urogalli (1962)
- Quota Albania (1971)
- Ritorno sul Don (1973)
- Storia di Tönle (1978), translated into English as The Story of Tonle (1998, 2012)
- Uomini, boschi e api (1980)
- L'anno della vittoria (1985)
- Amore di confine (1986)
- Arboreto salvatico (1991)
- Le stagioni di Giacomo (1995)
- Sentieri sotto la neve (1998)
- Inverni lontani (1999)
- Tra due guerre e altre storie (2000)
- L'ultima partita a carte (2002)
- Stagioni (2006)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mario Rigoni Stern. |
- Morto scrittore Mario Rigoni Stern[permanent dead link]. Ansa.it
- "12811 Rigonistern (1996 CL7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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- [en] Mario Rigoni Stern
[ru] Стерн, Марио Ригони
Марио Ригони Стерн (итал. Mario Rigoni Stern, (1 ноября, 1921 — 16 июня 2008, Азиаго) — итальянский писатель и журналист, участник Второй мировой войны в составе Альпийского корпуса[it] Итальянской армии, лауреат многочисленных литературных премий.[3]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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