Luciano Bianciardi

Luciano Bianciardi in Milan (1964) Luciano Bianciardi (; 14 December 1922 – 14 November 1971) was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and librarian.

He contributed significantly to the cultural ferment in post-war Italy, working actively with various publishing houses, magazines and newspapers. His work is characterized by periods of rebellion against the cultural establishment, to which he also belonged, and by a careful analysis of social habits during Italian economic miracle. His most famous novel, ''La vita agra'', became a bestseller in Italy and was translated into several languages. In 1964, it was made into a film adaptation directed by Carlo Lizzani.

Bianciardi was the first Italian translator of Henry Miller's ''Tropic of Cancer'' and ''Tropic of Capricorn'', Saul Bellow's ''Henderson the Rain King'', John Steinbeck's ''The Winter of Our Discontent'' and ''Travels with Charley'', Jack London's ''John Barleycorn'', J.P. Donleavy's ''The Ginger Man'' and William Faulkner's ''A Fable'' and ''The Mansion''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Bianciardi , Luciano 1922-1971
    Published 1982
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    by Bianciardi , Luciano 1922-1971
    Published 1976
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    by Bianciardi , Luciano 1922-1971
    Published 1976
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    by Corrias , Pino
    Published 1996
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    by Muraca , Giuseppe
    Published 2011
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    by Bellow , Saul
    Published 1963
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    by Comfort , Alex
    Published 1967
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    by Lu Xun
    Published 1970
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    Published 1976
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