Biancamaria Frabotta

Biancamaria Frabotta (11 June 1946 – 2 May 2022) was an Italian feminist writer. She wrote about the study of women writers in Italy[1] and her early poetry focused on feminist issues.[2] Until her retirement in 2016, she has taught Modern Italian Literature at the University of Rome La Sapienza.

Biancamaria Frabotta
Frabotta in 2012
Frabotta in 2012
BornBianca Maria Frabotta
(1946-06-11)11 June 1946
Rome, Italy
Died2 May 2022(2022-05-02) (aged 75)
Rome, Italy
OccupationPoet, academic, novelist, playwright
LanguageItalian
EducationUniversity of Rome La Sapienza, Rome
Period1976–2022
Literary movementAnti-fascism, Feminism
Notable worksIl rumore bianco
La viandanza
La pianta del pane
Da mani mortali
Notable awardsPremio Dessì Prize
2003 La pianta del pane

Frabotta died on 2 May 2022 in Rome, Italy at the age of 75.[3]

References

  1. Catherine O'Brien, "Biancamaria Frabotta" in The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature, eds. Peter Hainsworth and David Robey (Oxford: OUP, 2002): http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198183327.001.0001/acref-9780198183327-e-1362?p=emailAO1r0P5Z9MwZM&d=/10.1093/acref/9780198183327.001.0001/acref-9780198183327-e-1362
  2. Sheila Ralph, Italian Literature – The 20th Century, in Encyclopædia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/art/Italian-literature/The-20th-century#ref719495
  3. "Morta la poetessa Biancamaria Frabotta: "Un inferno nucleare scuote la stella"". La Repubblica. 2 May 2022.