Giuseppe Dessì Explained

Giuseppe Dessì (7 August 1909 – 6 July 1977) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer and playwright from Sardinia. His novel Paese d'ombre won the 1972 Strega Prize and was translated into English as The Forests of Norbio.^[1]

Dessì grew up in Villacidro in Sardinia but later moved to Rome.^[2]

Works

• Il disertore, Milano: Feltrinelli, 1961. Translated by Virginia Hathaway Moriconi as The deserter, 1962.
• Paese d'ombre: Romanzo, Milan: A. Mondadori, 1972. Translated by Frances Frenaye as The forests of Norbio, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.

Further reading

• John C. Barnes, 'Giuseppe Dessì (1909-1977): A bibliography', Bulletin of the Society for Italian Studies, 15 (1982), pp. 26–36.

Notes and References

1. Book: Roy P. Domenico. The regions of Italy: a reference guide to history and culture. 18 April 2013. 2002. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-30733-1. 260.
2. Book: Damien Simonis. Sardinia: The Elusive Gem of the Mediterranean.. 18 April 2013. 2003. Lonely Planet. 978-1-74059-033-4. 28.