Antonio Tabucchi

Antonio Tabucchi
Author • Translator1943 – 2012 · From Italy, citizen of Portugal- Books
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Antonino Tabucchi (Pisa, 24 settembre 1943 – Lisbona, 25 marzo 2012) è stato uno scrittore, critico letterario, traduttore e lusista italiano, divulgatore della lingua e letteratura portoghese che insegnò dalla cattedra di cui era titolare all'Università di Siena. È ritenuto il maggior esperto di Fernando Pessoa, scrittore in ragione del quale Tabucchi apprese la lingua, grazie a Maria José de Lancastre, sua moglie, originaria del Portogallo.
I suoi libri e saggi sono tradotti in circa venti lingue. Con sua moglie, ha tradotto in italiano molte delle opere di Fernando Pessoa e, su di esso, ha scritto anche un libro di saggi e una commedia teatrale. Ha ottenuto il premio francese Médicis étranger per Notturno indiano e i premi Campiello e Viareggio per Sostiene Pereira.
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Antonino Tabucchi (Pisa, 24 September 1943 – Lisbon, 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer, literary critic, translator and Lusist, a populariser of the Portuguese language and literature who taught from his chair at the University of Siena.
He is considered the leading expert on Fernando Pessoa, the writer who inspired Tabucchi to learn the language, thanks to his wife, Maria José de Lancastre, who was originally from Portugal. His books and essays have been translated into about twenty languages.
With his wife, he translated many of Fernando Pessoa's works into Italian and also wrote a book of essays and a play about him. He won the French Médicis étranger prize for Notturno indiano and the Campiello and Viareggio prizes for Sostiene Pereira.
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Antonio Tabucchi is widely recognized for his profound engagement with Portuguese culture and literature, particularly his work on Fernando Pessoa, whose works he translated and championed. His own novels often explore themes of identity, memory, and the elusive nature of truth, frequently employing a melancholic and reflective tone.
Yes, several of Antonio Tabucchi's works have been adapted into films. Most notably, "Pereira Maintains" (Sostiene Pereira) was made into a film starring Marcello Mastroianni, and "The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa" (Gli ultimi tre giorni di Fernando Pessoa) also received a cinematic adaptation.




