Ernesto Franco (11 August 1956 – 10 September 2024) was an Italian academic and writer.[1]
Ernesto Franco | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1956 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | 10 September 2024 (aged 68) Genoa, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | University of Genoa |
| Occupation(s) | Academic Writer |
Biography
editBorn in Genoa on 11 August 1956, Franco earned a degree in literature from the University of Genoa. He then worked in the publishing houses Marietti Editore and Garzanti and subsequently taught at his alma mater. A specialist in Hispano-American culture, he translated works by Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Álvaro Mutis, Octavio Paz, Ernesto Sabato, and Mario Vargas Llosa. He also edited an anthology on fantastic literature with texts by Borges, Silvina Ocampo, and Adolfo Bioy Casares.[2] In 1998, he became editor-in-chief at Giulio Einaudi Editore. In 1999, he received the Viareggio Prize for Vite senza fine.[3]
Franco died on 10 September 2024, at the age of 68.[4]
Works
edit- Isolario (1994)
- Vite senza fine (1999)
- Nostro mostro Moby Dick (2003)
- Usodimare. Un racconto per voce sola (2007)
- Donna cometa (2020)
- Storie fantastiche di isole vere (2024)
References
edit- ^ "Addio a Ernesto Franco, il direttore di Einaudi aveva 68 anni". Adnkronos (in Italian). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Franco, Ernesto (2007). Antologia della letteratura fantastica / Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo, Adolfo Bioy Casares (in Italian). Turin: Einaudi. p. 538. ISBN 978-88-06-18635-7.
- ^ "Premio Letterario Viareggio-Rèpaci". Premio Letterario Viareggio Rèpaci (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Ernesto Franco died, the director of Einaudi was 68 years old". Ground News. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.