Andrea Canobbio
Andrea Canobbio (born Turin, 1962) is an Italian writer and translator. A graduate of the University of Turin, he made his literary debut in 1986. He has written several books, but is best known abroad for his novel Tre anni luce. An English translation by Anne Milano Appel under the title Three Light-Years was widely praised upon publication. He has received a number of literary prizes, among them the Premio Mondello, the Premio Grinzane Cavour and the Premio Brancati. As a literary translator, Canobbio has translated works by Rousseau and Jean Echenoz from French to Italian.[1]
References
- Boyd Tonkin, "Novelist Andrea Canobbio: Private angst, public terror", The Independent, 25 January 2008.
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| Single Prize for Literature |
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| Special Jury Prize |
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| First narrative work |
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| First poetic work |
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| Prize for foreign literature |
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| Prize for foreign poetry |
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| First work |
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| Foreign author |
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| Italian Author |
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| "Five Continents" Award |
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| "Palermo bridge for Europe" Award |
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| Ignazio Buttitta Award |
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| Supermondello |
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| Special award of the President |
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| Poetry prize |
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| Translation Award |
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| Identity and dialectal literatures award |
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| Essays Prize |
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| Mondello for Multiculturality Award |
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| Mondello Youths Award |
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| "Targa Archimede", Premio all'Intelligenza d'Impresa |
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| Prize for Literary Criticism |
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| Award for best motivation |
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| Special award for travel literature |
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| Special Award 40 Years of Mondello |
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