Ernesto Ferrero

Italian writer (1938–2023)
Ernesto Ferrero
Born6 May 1938 (1938-05-06)
Turin, Italy
Died31 October 2023 (2023-11-01) (aged 85)
Turin, Italy

Ernesto Ferrero ( 6 May 1938 – 31 October 2023) was an Italian writer, literary critic and translator.

Life and career

Born in Turin, in 1963 Ferrero started his career as a press officer for the Einaudi publishing house.[1] He made his literary debut with a dictionary of Italian slang (I gerghi del male dal ’400 a oggi, 1972),[1] which won the Viareggio Prize for First Work.[2]

Ferrero is best known for the novel N, a reconstruction of Napoleon's stay on Elba through the diary of his librarian; the book was translated in numerous foreign languages, won the Strega Prize and was freely adapted by Paolo Virzì into a film, Napoleon and Me.[1][2][3] His 2011 biographical novel about Emilio Salgari Disegnare il vento ("Drawing the Wind") won the Premio Selezione Campiello.[2] His last book was Album di famiglia ("Family album", 2022), a collection of intimate portraits of literary authors.[1][2]

Ferrero directed the Turin International Book Fair from 1998 to 2016.[1][2] He translated works of Gustave Flaubert, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Georges Perec.[4] He also wrote critical essays and collaborated with various newspapers and television programmes.[3] He died on 31 October 2023, at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Zaccuri, Alessandro (31 October 2023). "Editoria. Addio a Ernesto Ferrero, premio Strega e guida del Salone del Libro". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Minucci, Emanuela (31 October 2023). "È morto Ernesto Ferrero, il signore dei libri". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Adejumo, Quadri (1 November 2023). "Ernesto Ferrero: Remembering Italy's Publishing Luminary". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ Minardi, Sabina (31 October 2023). "Addio Ernesto Ferrero, intellettuale che sapeva illuminare vita e letteratura". L'Espresso (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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