John Florio Prize for Italian Translation
Given by Society of Authors
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
mostrar mais 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.
mostrar menosWinner 48
Commended 4
Obra | Ano |
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Numero Zero por Umberto Eco Richard Dixon | 2016 |
La vita accanto por Mariapia Veladiano Cristina Viti | 2014 |
In the Sea There Are Crocodiles por Fabio Geda Howard Curtis | 2012 |
Stabat mater por Tiziano Scarpa Shaun Whiteside | 2012 |
Runner-Up 7
Obra | Ano |
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Snow, Dog, Foot por Claudio Morandini J Ockenden | 2022 |
The House on the Hill por Cesare Pavese Tim Parks | 2022 |
La lune et les feux por Cesare Pavese Tim Parks | 2022 |
The Kremlin Ball por Curzio Malaparte Jenny McPhee | 2020 |
Naturale disordine delle cose por Andrea Canobbio Abigail Asher | 2010 |
Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism por Umberto Eco Alastair McEwen | 2008 |
The Ballad of the Low Lifes por Enrico Remmert Aubrey Botsford | 2006 |
Shortlist 10
Obra | Ano |
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Without Ever Reaching the Summit por Paolo Cognetti Stash Luczkwi | 2022 |
Diary of a Foreigner in Paris por Curzio Malaparte Stephen Twilley | 2022 |
The Hummingbird por Sandro Veronesi Elena Pala | 2022 |
A Devil Comes to Town por Paolo Maurensig Anne Milano Appel | 2020 |
Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli por Giovanni Pascoli Taije Silverman and Marina Della Putta Johnson | 2020 |
Soul of the Border por Matteo Righetto Howard Curtis | 2020 |
Flowers Over the Inferno por Ilaria Tuti Ekin Oklap | 2020 |
Within the Walls por Giorgio Bassani Jamie McKendrick | 2018 |
Xenia por Eugenio Montale Mario Petrucci | 2018 |
The World Saved by Kids: And Other Epics por Elsa Morante Cristina Viti | 2018 |
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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 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, Member-written)