Stefano Benni (August 12, 1947, Bologna) is an Italian satiricalwriter and journalist. His books have been translated into around 20 foreign languages and scored a notable commercial success. He sold 2,5 million copies of his books in Italy. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River and Sà vena River. ... The World According To Ronald Reagan - a Finnish satirical poster from 1984 Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ...
Bibliography
"Bar Sport (1976)
Prima o poi l'amore arriva (1981)
Terra! (1983)
I meravigliosi animali di Stranalandia (1984)
Prima o poi l'amore arriva (1988)
L'ultima lacrima (1994)
La compagnia dei Celestini (1994)
Ballate (1995)
Elianto (1996)
Blues in sedici (1998)
Teatro (1999)
Achille pie' veloce (2003)
Margherita Dolcevita (2005)
Il bar sotto il mare (2006)
Translations
Czech
Časoskokan, 2003
Podivínsko, 2003
Danish
Terra!, 1986
To forskrækkede krigere, 1988
Baol : en rolig nat under regimet, 1991
Stjerneholdet, 1994
Elianto, 1997
En ganske særlig dag i april, 1997
Ånder, 2002
Dutch
De snelvoetige Achilles
English
English translation of Achille piè veloce [FORTHCOMING]
Marcello Jori: The Wonderful City of Extraordinary Artists (bilingual edition)
Finnish
Baol
Elianto
eplo
Achille piè veloce [FORTHCOMING]
French
Terra!
La dernière larme : nouvelles, 1996
Hélianthe, 1997
Le bar sous la mer, 2001
Achille piè veloce
La Compagnie des Célestins, 2006
German
Terra!, 1985
Die Bar auf dem Meeresgrund. Unterwassergeschichten, 1992
Baol. Die magischen Abenteuer einer fieberhaften Samstagnacht, 1992
Es gibt keine schlechten Menschen, sagte der Bär, wenn sie gut zubereitet sind, 1999
StefanoBenni, one of the most well-known Italian authors of political satire, was born in Bologna in 1947.
That is a twenty billion business, one of these well contribute to a good cause, the rest we fritter away ourselves«, is how the »king of showbiz and propaganda« rattles out his usual phrases as he gives up the last little piece of earth.
Bennis world of 2010 threatens to end in a apocalypse due to globalised ultra capitalism, environmental destruction, war and corruption and can only be saved by spirits.
Benni is not afraid to pick the obvious (as our expert on France was afraid to pick the Eiffel Tower, or the French Revolution, as prototypical for that country).
Benni starts to show us his audacity and creativity, as this is not a photograph per se but a still from a movie, specifically from Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City." It shows Anna Magnani running down the street, screaming, just before the German soldiers turn and shoot her.
Benni claims that De André was a modern-day successor to the troubadours, with a unique feel for dialects and Mediterranean rhythms.
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