John Florio Prize for Italian Translation
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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 48
Commended 4
Opera | Anno |
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Numero zero di Umberto Eco Richard Dixon | 2016 |
La vita accanto di Mariapia Veladiano Cristina Viti | 2014 |
Nel mare ci sono coccodrilli di Fabio Geda Howard Curtis | 2012 |
Stabat Mater di Tiziano Scarpa Shaun Whiteside | 2012 |
Runner-Up 7
Opera | Anno |
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Neve, cane, piede di Claudio Morandini J Ockenden | 2022 |
La casa in collina di Cesare Pavese Tim Parks | 2022 |
La luna e i falò di Cesare Pavese Tim Parks | 2022 |
Il ballo al Kremlino: materiale per un romanzo di Curzio Malaparte Jenny McPhee | 2020 |
Il naturale disordine delle cose di Andrea Canobbio Abigail Asher | 2010 |
A passo di gambero: guerre calde e populismo mediatico di Umberto Eco Alastair McEwen | 2008 |
La ballata delle canaglie di Enrico Remmert Aubrey Botsford | 2006 |
Shortlist 10
Opera | Anno |
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Without Ever Reaching the Summit di Paolo Cognetti Stash Luczkwi | 2022 |
Diary of a Foreigner in Paris di Curzio Malaparte Stephen Twilley | 2022 |
Il colibrì di Sandro Veronesi Elena Pala | 2022 |
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 |
Le storie ferraresi di Giorgio Bassani Jamie McKendrick | 2018 |
Xenia di Eugenio Montale Mario Petrucci | 2018 |
Il mondo salvato dai ragazzini di Elsa Morante Cristina Viti | 2018 |
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)