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Also known as Antonino Tabucchi

Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012)

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Antonio Tabucchi (1943–2012) was an Italian and Portuguese writer, journalist, translator, and university teacher. Born in Pisa, he died in Lisbon of cancer. His literary career began in 1975 and focused on Portuguese literature. Notable works include *Pereira Maintains* and *Indian Nocturne*. He held citizenship in Italy, Portugal, and the Kingdom of Italy.

Tabucchi was educated at the University of Paris, University of Pisa, and Scuola Normale Superiore. He served as a teacher at the University of Siena, University of Bologna, and University of Genoa. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His awards include the Prix Médicis étranger, Viareggio Prize, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature. He spoke Italian and Portuguese and had two children.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1943
Died
2012
Works
216

Top works

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  • インド夜想曲

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Writing · Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Antonio Tabucchi (24 September 1943 – 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works…

Known for

  • Alexandre O’Neill - Tomai lá do O’Neill — Self2004
  • José Cardoso Pires - Diário de Bordo — Self1998
  • Runaways — Self1995
  • Apostrophes — Self1975

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1943
Active to
2012

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
58
Total plays
385

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Quotes

  • La filosofia sembra che si occupi solo della verità, ma forse dice solo fantasie, e la letteratura sembra che si occupi solo di fantasie, ma forse dice la verità.
  • Storia è una parola grossa...non è una bestia che si può addomesticare.
  • La smetta di frequentare il passato, cerchi di frequentare il futuro.

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Key facts

Born
( 1943-09-24 ) 24 September 1943, Pisa , Italy
Died
25 March 2012 (2012-03-25) (aged 68) , Lisbon , Portugal
Occupation
Novelist, short-story writer
Period
1969–2012
Spouse
Maria José de Lancastre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Antonio
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Pisa
Place of death
Lisbon
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Notable work
Indian Nocturne
Image
Antonio Tabucchi.jpg
Number of children
2
Work location
Genoa
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Commons category
Antonio Tabucchi
date of birth
1943-09-24
date of death
2012-03-25
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1975-00-00
end of work period
2012-03-25
writing language
Italian
name in native language
Antonino Tabucchi
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Encyclopedic overview

Antonio Tabucchi ( Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo taˈbukki]; 24 September 1943 – 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne. He was so charmed that when he returned to Italy, he took an introductory course in Portuguese for a better comprehension of the poet.

His books and essays have been translated in 18 countries. Together with his wife, Maria José de Lancastre, he translated many works by Pessoa into Italian and has written a book of essays and a comedy about the writer. Tabucchi was awarded the French prize "Médicis étranger" for Indian Nocturne (Notturno indiano) and the premio Campiello, and the Aristeion Prize for Sostiene Pereira. In later life, he was mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, a feat he never achieved.

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