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Napoli: Napolitan graffiti, L'armonia perduta, L'occhio di Napoli
In questo volume sono raccolti tre libri dedicati da Raffaele La Capria a Napoli: L'armonia perduta , del 1986, un'analisi del rapporto sempre ambiguo e sfaccettato tra lo scrittore e la sua città; L'occhio di Napoli , del 1994, una sorta di taccuino, un piccolo zibaldone di pensieri; infine Napolitan graffiti , del 1998, una commossa rievocazione degli intellettuali napoletani con i quali l'autore ha intrattenuto rapporti professionali, colloqui culturali e legami d'amicizia profonda.
487 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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Raffaele La Capria
74 books30 followersRaffaele La Capria was an Italian writer, known especially for the three novels which were collected as "Tre romanzi di una giornata".
La Capria was born in Naples, where he was to spend the formative years of his life. There he graduated in law, before staying in France, England and the United States and then settling in Rome. He contributed to the cultural pages of the Corriere della Sera and was co-director of the literary journal Nuovi Argomenti. A particular interest was English poetry of the 1930s: as well as writing numerous articles he translated works including T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. In the 1950s he wrote and produced a number of radio programmes for RAI on foreign contemporary drama. In 1957 he was invited to participate in the International Seminar of Literature at Harvard University. In 1961 his novel Ferito a morte won the prestigious Premio Strega.
He worked as co-scriptwriter on a number of Francesco Rosi’s films, including "Le mani sulla città" (1963), Uomini contro (1970) and "Cristo si è fermato a Eboli" (1979). In September 2001 he received a Premio Campiello lifetime achievement award and in 2005 "L'estro quotidiano" was selected as the winner of the Viareggio Prize for fiction.
He published his first novel, "Un giorno d'impazienza", in 1952. The second, and best-known novel, "Ferito a morte", came out nearly ten years later in 1961. In 1982 the three Neapolitan novels "Un giorno d'impazienza", "Ferito a morte" and "Amore e psiche" (1973) were re-issued as "Tre romanzi di una giornata".
His short stories include "La neve del Vesuvio" and the collection "Fiori giapponesi" (1979). His work as an essayist is represented by "False partenze" (1964), "Il sentimento della letteratura" (1974) and "La mosca e la bottiglia" (1996). An autobiography, "Cinquant'anni di false partenze", was published in 1964.
La Capria was born in Naples, where he was to spend the formative years of his life. There he graduated in law, before staying in France, England and the United States and then settling in Rome. He contributed to the cultural pages of the Corriere della Sera and was co-director of the literary journal Nuovi Argomenti. A particular interest was English poetry of the 1930s: as well as writing numerous articles he translated works including T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. In the 1950s he wrote and produced a number of radio programmes for RAI on foreign contemporary drama. In 1957 he was invited to participate in the International Seminar of Literature at Harvard University. In 1961 his novel Ferito a morte won the prestigious Premio Strega.
He worked as co-scriptwriter on a number of Francesco Rosi’s films, including "Le mani sulla città" (1963), Uomini contro (1970) and "Cristo si è fermato a Eboli" (1979). In September 2001 he received a Premio Campiello lifetime achievement award and in 2005 "L'estro quotidiano" was selected as the winner of the Viareggio Prize for fiction.
He published his first novel, "Un giorno d'impazienza", in 1952. The second, and best-known novel, "Ferito a morte", came out nearly ten years later in 1961. In 1982 the three Neapolitan novels "Un giorno d'impazienza", "Ferito a morte" and "Amore e psiche" (1973) were re-issued as "Tre romanzi di una giornata".
His short stories include "La neve del Vesuvio" and the collection "Fiori giapponesi" (1979). His work as an essayist is represented by "False partenze" (1964), "Il sentimento della letteratura" (1974) and "La mosca e la bottiglia" (1996). An autobiography, "Cinquant'anni di false partenze", was published in 1964.
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June 13, 2023
L'Armonia perduta è un gioiellino, Napolitan Graffiti molto interessante, soprattutto per chi abbia voglia di scoprire scrittori napoletani poco noti o dimenticati. L'occhio di Napoli non proprio uno dei suoi scritti migliori, forse un po' ripetitivo, ma La Capria è sempre un piacere leggerlo.
June 12, 2023
Libro assolutamente straordinario,
Imprescindibile per capire quello che Napoli è stata.
Inevitabile per tutti i napoletani.
Imprescindibile per capire quello che Napoli è stata.
Inevitabile per tutti i napoletani.
July 24, 2025
Libro assolutamente straordinario, imprescindibile per capire quello che Napoli è stata.Inevitabile per tutti i napoletani.
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