Dacia Maraini

Dacia Maraini
Dacia Maraini
	Maraini in 2012
Born	Dacia Maraini; November 13, 1936; Fiesole, Florence, Italy
Occupation	Novelist, playwright, poet, orator
Education	L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata, Florence
Period	1961–present
Literary movement	Anti-fascism, Feminism, Confessional writing
Notable works	La vacanza (The Vacation); L'età del malessere (The Age of Malaise); Donna in guerra (Woman at War); Buio
Notable awards	Formentor Prize ; 1962 L'età del malessere ; Premio Fregene ; 1985 Isolina ; Premio Strega ; 1999 Buio ;
Partner	Alberto Moravia (1962–1983)
Relatives	Topazia Alliata (mother); Fosco Maraini (father);

Dacia Maraini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːtʃa maraˈiːni]; born November 13, 1936) is an Italian writer. Maraini's work focuses on women's issues, and she has written numerous plays and novels. She has won awards for her work, including the Formentor Prize for L'età del malessere (1963); the Premio Fregene for Isolina (1985); the Premio Campiello and Book of the Year Award for La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa (1990); and the Premio Strega for Buio (1999). In 2013, Irish Braschi's biographical documentary I Was Born Travelling told the story of her life, focusing in particular on her imprisonment in a concentration camp in Japan during World War II and the journeys she made around the world with her partner Alberto Moravia and close friends Pier Paolo Pasolini and Maria Callas. In 2020 she adheres to Empathism.

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