Luisa Adorno
Italian writer (1921–2021)
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Luisa Adorno, pseudonym of Mila Curradi (2 August 1921 – 12 July 2021) was an Italian writer and teacher.[1]
Premio Prato-Europa
Premio nazionale letterario Pisa
Viareggio Prize
Premio Vittorini
Luisa Adorno | |
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| Born | Mila Curradi 2 August 1921 |
| Died | 12 July 2021 (aged 99) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Premio Alpi Apuane Premio Prato-Europa Premio nazionale letterario Pisa Viareggio Prize Premio Vittorini |
Biography
Adorno spent her career as a secondary school teacher. She collaborated with the magazines Il Mondo, Paragone, L'Indice dei libri del mese, Abitare, and Italianieuropei. In 2005, she was a judge for the Premio Brancati.
In 1963, Adorno was awarded the Premio Alpi Apuane. In 1985, she was given the Premio Prato-Europa and the Premio nazionale letterario Pisa for Le dorate stanze.[3 Italian] In 1990, she won the Viareggio Prize for Arco di luminara.[2] In 1999, a collection of her works was housed in the Archivio di Stato di Firenze, where it remains to this day.[3] That same year, she was awarded the Premio Vittorini for Sebben che siamo donne.[4] In 2001, she became a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Luisa Adorno died in Rome on 12 July 2021 at the age of 99.[5]
Distinctions
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2001)[6]
Works
- L'ultima provincia (1983)
- Le dorate stanze (1985)
- Arco di luminara (1990)
- La libertà ha un cappello a cilindro (1993)
- Come a un ballo in maschera (1995)
- Sebben che siamo donne (1999)
- Foglia d'acero (2001)
- Tutti qui con me (2008)
- Italia mia (2010)