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Colapesce
Cola era un ragazzino come tutti gli altri, ma gli piaceva starsene a mare dalla mattina alla sera. Un giorno la madre, che era un po’ strega, gli aveva “Pesce devi diventare!” E piano piano, Cola cominciò a sentirsi pesce…
La magia dell’antica leggenda mediterranea rivive nella splendida versione di Raffaele La Capria, con i raffinati disegni di Vincenzo Del Vecchio.
La magia dell’antica leggenda mediterranea rivive nella splendida versione di Raffaele La Capria, con i raffinati disegni di Vincenzo Del Vecchio.
63 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 14, 2011
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Raffaele La Capria
73 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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March 9, 2022
Colapesce è un albo illustrato dipinto con gli occhi meravigliati di un bambino e la maestria dell’artista che regala una nuova poesia e colora di malinconia una fra le più belle leggende mediterranee. Un racconto, in dialetto catanese in rima, abitato da sentimenti veri e profondi che arricchiscono l’animo di chi lo legge e lo ascolta. https://ilmondodichri.com/colapesce/
July 19, 2025
Una versione entusiasmante del famoso racconto di Nicola, che per la sua destrezza nel muoversi nell'acqua ha preso il nome di Colapesce. Le illustrazioni a doppia pagina arricchiscono notevolmente il testo. Sembra di vivere il mare e la Sicilia così come li ha vissuti il protagonista della storia! Davvero emozionante!
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