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Dacia Maraini
Dacia Maraini is an Italian writer. Maraini's work focuses on women's issues, and she has written numerous plays and novels. She has won awards for her work, including the Formentor Prize for L'età del malessere (1963); the Fregene Prize for Isolina (1985); the Premio Campiello and Book of the Year Award for La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa (1990); and the Premio Strega for Buio (1999). In 2013, Ir…
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Born 13 November 1936 · Q286600
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2017· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class (2017).
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JSTOR Daily: The Novel as Investigation: Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi
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2015· 1 entry
The Irish Times: Dacia Maraini on the books and characters which inspire her
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2013· 2 entries
The Guardian: Dacia Maraini
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Irish Braschi's biographical documentary I Was Born Travelling told the story of her life, focusing in particular on her imprisonment in a concentration camp in Japan during World War II and the journeys she made around
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Alabarda d'Oro Award (2012).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Strega Prize (1999).
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Napoli Prize (1995).
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded Premio Campiello (1990).
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1976· 1 entry
Maraini directed the films Mio padre amore mio ("My father my love"), Aborto: parlano le donne ("Abortion: women speak out"), Le ragazze di Capoverde ("The young women of Capoverde") and Ritratti di donne africane ("Port
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1973· 1 entry
Helped to found the Teatro della Maddalena which was run by women only
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1971· 1 entry
Signed the Open letter to L'Espresso on the Pinelli case against the police officer Luigi Calabresi
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1966· 1 entry
Maraini, Moravia and Enzo Siciliano founded the del Porcospino ("Porcupine") theatrical company which had as its mission the production of new Italian plays
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1962· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Formentor (1962).
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1936· 1 entry
Born 1936-11-13.
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