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  1. Pereira Declares: A Testimony by Antonio Tabucchi, 1997-06-17
  2. Indian Nocturne (New Directions) by Antonio Tabucchi, 1989-03-17
  3. Requiem: A Hallucination by Antonio Tabucchi, 2002-11-17
  4. It's Getting Later All the Time (New Directions Paperbook) by Antonio Tabucchi, 2006-05-29
  5. Letter from Casablanca: Stories by Antonio Tabucchi, 1986-06-01
  6. Dreams of Dreams and the Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa by Antonio Tabucchi, 2001-01-01
  7. The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro by Antonio Tabucchi, 2005-01-30
  8. SI Sta Facendo Sempre Piu' Tardi (Italian Edition) by Antonio Tabucchi, 2001-01
  9. Conversaciones Con Antonio Tabucchi (Monografica Arte y Arqueologia) (Spanish Edition) by Antonio Tabucchi, Carlos Gumpert, 1996-03
  10. The Edge of the Horizon by Antonio Tabucchi, 1990-05
  11. Tristano Muore by Antonio Tabucchi, 2007-10-01
  12. Sostiene Pereira by Antonio Tabucchi, 1996
  13. Sostiene Pereira (La strega e il capitano) (Italian Edition) by Antonio Tabucchi, 1994
  14. Die Literatur im Spiegel ihrer selbst--: Italo Calvino, Antonio Tabucchi, zwei Beispiele (European university studies. Series IX, Italian language and literature) (German Edition) by Gunde Kurtz, 1992

1. Antonio Tabucchi -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Also notable are the short stories and short novels of Antonio Tabucchi, author, for example, of Notturno indiano (1984; Indian Nocturne) and Piccoli
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2. Antonio Tabucchi - Wikipedia
Translate this page Antonio Tabucchi (Pisa, 24 settembre 1943) è uno scrittore italiano. Insegna lingua e letteratura portoghese all università di Siena.
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Vai a: Navigazione cerca Antonio Tabucchi Pisa 24 settembre ) ¨ uno scrittore italiano . Insegna lingua e letteratura portoghese all' universit  di Siena Legato da un amore viscerale al Portogallo , ¨ il maggior conoscitore, critico e traduttore dell'opera dello scrittore Fernando Pessoa dal quale ha attinto i concetti della saudade , della finzione e degli eteronimi Tabucchi conosce l'opera di Pessoa negli anni sessanta , durante le sessioni che frequenta alla Sorbona , ne rimane talmente affascinato che, tornato in Italia frequenta un corso di lingua portoghese per comprendere meglio il poeta. I suoi libri e saggi sono stati tradotti in 18 paesi, compreso il Giappone . Con Mar­a Jos© de Lancastre, sua moglie, ha tradotto in italiano molte delle opere di Fernando Pessoa, ha scritto un libro di saggi e una commedia teatrale su questo grande scrittore. Ha ottenuto il premio francese " M©dicis ©tranger " per Nocturne indien Notturno indiano ) e il premio Campiello per Sostiene Pereira Dal 21 marzo , Tabucchi collabora al blog del gruppo del Cantiere, insieme a Gianni Barbacetto, Oliviero Beha, Giulietto Chiesa, Udo G¼mpel, Diego Novelli, Achille Occhetto, Marcelle Padovani, Lidia Ravera ed Elio Veltri. Collabora con la rivista

3. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa, in Tuscany, but he grew up in his maternal grandparents home in Vecchiano, a village not far from Pisa.
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Antonio Tabucchi (1943-) Italian writer, a master of the short story and novella, professor of Portuguese language and literature. As a scholar and translator Tabuccho is especially known for his work on the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa. Tabucchi has been mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. "He blew his nose again and went on: Besides, the one hundred escudo notes are cool, they've got a picture of Fernando Pessoa on them, and now let me ask you a question, do you like Pessoa? Very much, I replied, I could even tell you a good story about him, but it's not worth it"... (from Requiem: A Hallucination Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa, in Tuscany, but he grew up in his maternal grandparents' home in Vecchiano, a village not far from Pisa. He was educated at the University of Pisa and graduated in 1969 with the thesis Surrealism in Portugal . Tabucchi then furthered his education at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. As a novelist Tabucchi made his debut in 1975 with Piazza d'Italia , which sought to chart "a short history of the last hundred years of Italy, in tragicomic style", as the author himself said. Tabucchi's first collection of short stories

4. Antonio Tabucchi - Wikipedia, La Enciclopedia Libre
Translate this page Antonio Tabucchi (nacido en Vecchiano, provincia de Pisa el 24 de septiembre de 1943) es un escritor italiano, profesor de Lengua y Literatura Portuguesas
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Saltar a navegaci³n bºsqueda Antonio Tabucchi (nacido en Vecchiano, provincia de Pisa el 24 de septiembre de ) es un escritor italiano , profesor de Lengua y Literatura Portuguesas en la Universidad de Siena. Visceralmente enamorado de Portugal , es el mejor conocedor, cr­tico y traductor italiano del escritor portugu©s Fernando Pessoa . Tabucchi conoce la obra de Pessoa en los a±os sesenta, en la Sorbona , le fascina de tal forma que a su regreso a Italia acude a clases de portugu©s para comprender mejor al poeta. Sus libros han sido traducidos en dieciocho pa­ses. Junto a Maria Jos© de Lancastre, su esposa, ha traducido al italiano muchas de las obras de Pessoa. Ha escrito, adem¡s, un libro de ensayos y una comedia teatral sobre ©l. Ha obtenido el premio franc©s "M©dicis ©tranger" por su novela Notturno Indiano, y el premio Campiello por Sostiene Pereira. Algunos de sus libros m¡s conocidos son Notturno Indiano, Piccoli equivoci senza importanza, Un baule pieno di gente, Gli ultimi tre giorni di Fernando Pessoa, Sostiene Pereira, La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro y Si sta facendo sempre pi¹ tardi. Varios de sus libros han sido llevados al cine, entre los que destaca Sostiene Pereira, donde Marcello Mastroianni destaca en una de sus ºltimas interpretaciones, en 1995, s³lo un a±o antes de su fallecimiento.

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6. Antonio Tabucchi - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Antonio Tabucchi (born on September 23, 1943) is an Italian writer and academic who teaches Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena,
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Jump to: navigation search Antonio Tabucchi (born on September 23 ) is an Italian writer and academic who teaches Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena , Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal , he is an expert, critic and translator of the works of the writer Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade , of fiction and of the heteronomouses . Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne . He was so charmed that, back in Italy, he attended a course of Portuguese language for a better comprehension of the poet. His books and essays have been translated in 18 countries, including Japan . Together with his wife, Mar­a Jos© de Lancastre, he translated into Italian many works by Pessoa into Italian and has written a book of essays and a comedy about the writer. Tabucchi has been awarded the French prize "M©dicis ©tranger" for Nocturne indien Notturno indiano ) and the premio Campiello , and the Aristeion Prize for Sostiene Pereira
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10. Italica - Tabucchi Antonio: Si Sta Facendo Sempre Più Tardi
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11. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi. Antonio Tabucchi Born 23Sep-1943 Birthplace Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Gender Male Race or Ethnicity White Sexual orientation Straight
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Executive summary: The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa A fan of Portuguese literature, Tabucchi has translated much of the work of Fernando Pessoa into Italian. He is generally considered one of the most talented Italian writers of the last 20 years. Wife:
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14. LA TENTATION DE SAINT ANTOINE: UN PEINTRE, JEROME BOSCH, UN ECRIVAIN, ANTONIO TA
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15. Tabucchi Antonio
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18. Il Libro Della Settimana
Translate this page La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro, di Antonio Tabucchi . tabucchi antonio, Un baule pieno di gente. Scritti su Fernando Pessoa, 1990, 160 p., Lit.
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La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro
"Il marziano mi ha incontrato per strada e ha avuto paura della mia impossibilità umana. Come può esistere, ha pensato tra sé, un essere che nell'esistere mette un così grande annullamento dell'esistenza?"

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Antonio Tabucchi, ovvero l'arte del romanzo. Utilizzando tecniche di vari generi narrativi, il giallo, il pamphlet filosofico, il romanzo civile, ecc., Tabucchi offre un'opera che può soddisfare vari tipi di lettori, da quello più raffinato e sofisticato, a chi cerca invece nella "trama" narrativa il motivo principale di interesse.
"La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro" è un falso giallo: ben presto si conoscono assassino e motivazioni del delitto, eppure la strada che porta al disvelamento dell'assassino percorre tappe investigative di vero interesse per il lettore. Protagonista è Firmino, giovane giornalista prestato alla professione dalla letteratura, sua vera aspirazione di vita. La strada che percorre per raccogliere le prove e le testimonianze dell'assassinio, rappresentano un percorso di formazione intellettuale e morale che trasforma lentamente l'opera in vero Bildungsroman . Ma l'evoluzione di Firmino corrisponde anche alla trasformazione della formula narrativa : diventa infatti preponderante la dimensione filosofica e civile. Vero protagonista, non dichiarato, ma indimenticabile per il lettore, diventa così "Loton", l'avvocato, il filosofo, colui che cerca la

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  • Piazza d'Italia novel, 1975
  • Il piccolo naviglio novel, 1978
  • Letter from Casablanca stories, 1981 ( Il gioco del rovescio , trans. Janice M. Thresher, 1986)
  • Donna di Porto Pim stories, 1983
  • Indian Nocturne novel, 1984 ( Notturno indiano , trans. Tim Parks, 1988)
  • Pessoana minima: escritos sobre Fernando Pessoa non-fiction, 1984
  • Piccoli equivoci senza importanza novel, 1985 ( Little Misunderstandings of No Importance , trans. Frances Frenaye, 1987)
  • The Edge of the Horizon novel, 1986 (

20. Antonio Tabucchi: A Committed Doubter.
antonio tabucchi is used to writing his novels on hot, empty July afternoons in Lisbon, where he lives for six months of the year.
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Antonio Tabucchi
“The salt of any interesting civilization is mixture.” Above, Berlin police gesture Romanian gypsies to move on.
“Xenophobic violence is the most serious conflict in Europe today.”
Above, skinheads on the outskirts of Paris.
East Timorese lining up to cast ballots in the August 30, 1999 referendum on independence or autonomy.
If a politician’s job is to
soothe people, to show that all’s well because of his or her presence, mine is to disturb people, to sow the seeds of doubt. The capacity to doubt is very important for human beings. For heaven’s sake, if we don’t have any doubts, we’re finished!
Keeping his options open
Antonio Tabucchi is used to writing his novels on hot, empty July afternoons in Lisbon, where he lives for six months of the year. But this summer, he had other things on his mind. None of his colleagues in the International Parliament of Writers was able to go to East Timor to write about the referendum there in late August, a historic step in the Timorese people’s fight for independence from Indonesia. He hesitated to go to this island 700 kilometres from Australia because he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to get back in time to give key evidence in favour of a gypsy family in a court case in Florence.
This is a typical situation in the 56-year-old writer’s life. Tabucchi waits for things to happen and keeps all his options open. He knows that an encounter with a book, a picture or a person can give a new twist to a person’s life. His own changed after he read on a train journey a poem called Tabacaria (“The Tobacconist’s”), by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935). He went to study in Lisbon and developed a passion for the country which, he says, is now part of his “genetic baggage”.

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