John Florio Prize for Italian Translation2020
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The John Florio Prize is a biennial award for translations into English of full length Italian works of literary merit and general interest. The winner is awarded £3,000 and a runner-up is
mostra altro awarded £1,000.Established in 1963 and named for the writer-translator John Florio, who lived in London 1555-1625, the prize is generously sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Society of Authors.
mostra menoWinner 1
Opera | Anno |
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Trick di Domenico Starnone Jhumpa Lahiri | 2020 |
Runner-Up 1
Opera | Anno |
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Il ballo al Kremlino: materiale per un romanzo di Curzio Malaparte Jenny McPhee | 2020 |
Shortlist 4
Opera | Anno |
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A Devil Comes to Town di Paolo Maurensig Anne Milano Appel | 2020 |
Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli di Giovanni Pascoli Taije Silverman and Marina Della Putta Johnson | 2020 |
Soul of the Border di Matteo Righetto Howard Curtis | 2020 |
Fiori sopra l'inferno di Ilaria Tuti Ekin Oklap | 2020 |
Descrizioni
The John Florio Prize is a biennial award for translations into English of full length Italian works of literary merit and general interest. The winner is awarded £3,000 and a runner-up is awarded £1,000.
Established in 1963 and named for the writer-translator John Florio, who lived in London 1555-1625, the prize is generously sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Society of Authors.
(English, Award granter)URL: https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/translation-prizes/italian-john-florio-prize/
The Society of Authors administers prizes for published translations into English from the Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Greek (modern), Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. The prizes are generously supported by Arts Council England.The annual deadline for entry is 31st January. Established in 1963 and named for the writer-translator John Florio, who lived in London 1555-1625. The prize is most generously sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, the British Italian Society and Arts Council England. A biennial prize (£3,000) for translations into English of full length Italian works of literary merit and general interest. The original must have been first published in the last 100 years. (English, Scritto da un membro)