Giorgio van Straten

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name = Giorgio van Straten

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birthdate = 1955
birthplace = Florence, Italy
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occupation = novelist, librettist, playwright, editor, translator, critic, manager
nationality = Italian
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genre = fiction
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notableworks = "My Name, A Living Memory"
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relatives = Louis Fles, Barthold Fles
George Fles, Michael Fles
Bart Berman, Thijs Berman
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awards = Grand Official Order of Merit of the Republic, Viareggio Prize


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Giorgio van Straten (b. 1955 in Florence) is an Italian writer, editor, translator and manager of arts organizations. In 2000 he was awarded the Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. [ [http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=73322&iddecorato=72831 Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana - VAN STRATEN Sig. Giorgio] . Retrieved 2008-08-28.] That same year he won four literary prizes for "Il mio nome a memoria", published in English as "My Name, A Living Memory" (2003).

From 1985 to 2002 Van Straten was the chairman of the Orchestra of Tuscany. From 2002 to 2005 he was general director of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. From 2005 to 2008 he managed Palazzo delle Esposizioni e Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. He also served as president of AGIS, the Italian association for the performing arts.

Books written

* "Generazione" (1987)
* " [http://lccn.loc.gov/89160889 Hai sbagliato foresta] " (1989)
* " [http://lccn.loc.gov/94150271 Ritmi per il nostro ballo] " (1992)
* " [http://lccn.loc.gov/95177272 Corruzione] " (1995) [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18297888.html "Currizione."] "The Economist" 1996-05-18. Partially retrieved 2008-10-07.]
* " [http://lccn.loc.gov/00342828 Il mio nome a memoria] " (2000) [Margolin E: [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-88229711.html "My Name, A Living Memory."] "Forward (magazine)" 2003-10-31. Partially retrieved 2008-10-07.] [Ragusa O: [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73236533.html "Giorgio van Straten: Il mio nome a memoria."] "World Literature" 2000-09-22. Partially retrieved 2008-10-07.]
* " [http://lccn.loc.gov/2003463606 L'impegno spaesato] " (2002)
* " [http://lccn.loc.gov/2008363896 La verità non serve a niente] " (2008)

Honors and Awards

* Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2000)
* Adei-Wizo Prize (2000)
* Procida-Isola di Arturo-Elsa Morante Prize (2000)
* Viareggio Prize (2000)
* Zerilli-Marimò Prize for Italian Fiction (2000) [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79375975.html "NYU's Zerilli-Marimo Prize for Italian Fiction Awarded to Giorgio Van Straten for Il Mio Nome a Memoria."] "The Italian Voice" 2000-10-26. Partially retrieved 2008-10-07.]

References

External links

* [http://www.festivaletteratura.it/en/archivio/schedaautore.php?autid=325 Giorgio van Straten] at Festivalleteratura

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