Enzo Siciliano
{{Short description|Italian writer (1934–2006)}}
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Enzo Siciliano (27 May 1934 – 9 June 2006) was an Italian writer, playwright, literary critic and intellectual.
Siciliano was born in Rome. He was a collaborator of Alberto Moravia, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elsa Morante and many other famous writers in the 1950s and 1960s.
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From 1996 to 1998 he was President of RAI (Italian State Television). He died in Rome in 2006, aged 72, from complications of diabetes.
Selected bibliography
=Novels=
- La coppia (1966)
- La principessa e l’antiquario (1980)
- Carta blu (1992)
- I bei momenti (1997, premio Strega)
- Non entrare nel campo degli orfani (2002)
=Theatre=
- La casa scoppiata (1986)
- La vittima (1987)
=Criticism=
- Prima della poesia (1965)
- Autobiografia letteraria (1970)
- Vita di Pasolini (1978)
- Letteratura italiana ("Italian Literature", 3 vol., 1986–88)
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Simone | |
| 1968 | La coppia | Director | |
| 1979 | La Luna | Orchestra Conductor in Rome | Uncredited, (final film role) |
External links
- [http://news.sawf.org/Entertainment/13921.aspx "Italian author, broadcaster Enzo Siciliano dies"]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,1807291,00.html Obituary by John Francis Lane, The Guardian, 28 June 2006]
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Category:Italian literary critics
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Category:Viareggio Prize winners
Category:21st-century Italian male writers
Category:Italian male non-fiction writers
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