Salvatore Niffoi: Biography, Facts and Career
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Salvatore Niffoi (born 1950, in Orani, Sardinia) is an Italian writer. Niffoi is a representative of the so-called Sardinian Literary Nouvelle Vague, or Sardinian Literary Spring, i.e., the Sardinian narrative of today, which was initiated by Giulio Angioni, Salvatore Mannuzzu and Sergio Atzeni, following the work of individual prominent figures such as Grazia Deledda, Emilio Lussu, Giuseppe Dessì, Gavino Ledda, Salvatore Satta. His prose is mostly a mixture of the Italian and Sardinian languages. Niffoi lives in Orani, a small village of Barbagia, in the province of Nuoro, where he was a middle-school teacher until 2006. He started his career as a novelist in 1997, with his first work, Collodoro. In 2006, with the novel La vedova scalza he won the Campiello Prize.
Quick facts about Salvatore Niffoi
- Full name: Salvatore Niffoi
- Born: 1950-01-01
- Nationality: Italy
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q187872
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Who is Salvatore Niffoi?
Salvatore Niffoi (born 1950, in Orani, Sardinia) is an Italian writer. Niffoi is a representative of the so-called Sardinian Literary Nouvelle Vague, or Sardinian Literary Spring, i.e., the Sardinian narrative of today, which was initiated by Giulio Angioni, Salvatore Mannuzzu and Sergio Atzeni, following the work of individual prominent figures such as Grazia Deledda, Emilio Lussu, Giuseppe Dessì, Gavino Ledda, Salvatore Satta.
What nationality is Salvatore Niffoi?
Salvatore Niffoi is Italy.
When was Salvatore Niffoi born?
Salvatore Niffoi was born on 1950-01-01.
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