Ermanno Cavazzoni


Ermanno Cavazzoni is an Italian writer and screenwriter.

Biography

Ermanno Cavazzoni was born in Reggio Emilia in 1947. In 1988, Cavazzoni won the Premio Bergamo for Il poema dei lunatici, and subsequently collaborated with Federico Fellini on his last film The Voice of the Moon, contributing to the screenplay adaptation of the novel. He is a professor at the University of Bologna and a member of OpLePo. He was co-director of the magazine Il semplice and Il Caffè illustrato. In 2007, together with some friends, he created the fiction series "Compagnia Extra" for the Quodlibet publishing house.

Selected bibliography

Il poema dei lunatici. The Voice of the Moon, trans. Ed Emery.Le tentazioni di Girolamo. The Nocturnal Library, trans. Allan Cameron.Vite brevi di idioti. Brief Lives of Idiots, trans. Jamie Richards.Cirenaica Morti fortunati Gli scrittori inutili. Useless Writers, trans. Jamie Richards.
  • ''La galassia dei dementi''

Filmography

Screenwriter

La voce della Luna, directed by Federico Fellini La vita come viaggio aziendale, directed by Paolo Muran Il mare d'inverno, directed by Ermanno Cavazzoni, an episode of ''Formato ridotto''

Director

Il mare d'inverno, an episode of Formato ridotto
  • ''Vacanze al mare''

Awards and honors

  • 1988: Premio Bergamo for Il poema dei lunatici
  • 2000: Finalist for the Premio Bergamo for Cirenaica
  • 2018: Premio Campiello for ''La galassia dei dementi''