Bufalino, Gesualdo

Bufalino, Gesualdo
▪ 1997

      Italian novelist (b. Nov. 15, 1920, Comiso, Sicily, Italy—d. June 14, 1996, Vittoria, Sicily), saw his literary career blossom after his retirement from teaching in 1976. Bufalino, a talented stylist who wrote rich, sensuous prose, created highly imaginative works that were tinged with bitter realism. He attended Catania and Palermo universities, but service during World War II took him away from Sicily in 1942. Bufalino fought with the partisans in northern Italy and was captured by the Germans. Although he managed to escape, he contracted tuberculosis while in hiding and was sent to a sanatorium after the war. In 1947 Bufalino returned to his beloved native island. There he taught humanities at a teacher-training school in Vittoria, where he also wrote prose and translated French poetry. In 1981, with the aid of novelist Leonardo Sciascia, Bufalino published his first novel, Diceria dell'untore (The Plague Sower, 1988), which he had started writing in the 1950s. Based upon his experiences in the sanatorium, it was awarded the Campiello Prize. Museo d'ombre (1982), a collection of prose pieces, and the novel Argo il cieco (1984; Blind Argus, 1989) both reflected on life in Sicily. Bufalino displayed the depth of his craftsmanship in L'uomo invaso (1986; The Keeper of Ruins, 1994), a collection of short stories. His third novel, Le menzogne della notte (1988; Night's Lies, 1990, reissued as Lies of the Night, 1991), related tales exchanged by four prisoners on the eve of their execution and was heralded for its intellectual inventiveness. It won the Strega Prize in 1988. Other novels include a thriller, Qui pro quo (1991), and Calende greche (1990). He also wrote a play, verse, and essays and translated the works of Charles Baudelaire, Paul-Jean Toulet, and Jean Giraudoux.

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