The Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature is an Italian literary award for American authors. It is named in honor of Fernanda Pivano.
The Fernanda Pivano Award represents the work of spreading American literature that Pivano undertook in Italy. The beginning of her literary journey dates back to 1943, with the publication of the first translation of the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.
Since 2009, the Award took over the specific objective of promoting the works of American writers in Italy.
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Erica Jong |
| 2010 | Joyce Carol Oates |
| 2011 | Michael Cunningham |
| 2012 | Rick Moody, Paul Harding |
| 2013 | Michael Chabon |
| 2014 | Andrew Sean Greer |
| 2015 | Jonathan Galassi |
References
- "Erica Jong Web Site: Her works, books, poetry, and life". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Italy Honors Joyce Carol Oates". Celestial Timepiece. 11 July 2010.
- "Le menzogne di Cunningham e la musica di Servillo". Archivio - la Repubblica.it. July 2011.
- ^ "Paul Harding, le mie storiesono perfette, finché non le scrivo". 2 July 2012.
- "Lo scrittore Michael Chabon: cinque anni per scrivere l'ultimo libro. Non mi piace l' Obama che usa droni". L'Huffington Post. 25 June 2013.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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