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=Anna Maria Ortese=

Anna Maria Ortese was born in Rome on June 14, 1914 and in her life she wrote a variety of different stories and poems. She was best known for her short fictional story Il Mare Non Bagna Napoli. She lived her life travelling around Italy and gaining inspiration from her own personal experiences. She died in Rampallo on March 9, 1998.

Anna Maria Ortese
“We write because we look for companionship, then we publish because we get paid a little bit of money” – Anna Maria Ortese

Biography
Born in Rome on June 14, 1914; Anna Maria Ortese was the fifth of six children born to Vaccá Beatrice and Oreste Ortese. Her father worked for the Italian government and the family moved frequently.

In January of 1933, her brother, Emmanuelle, died in Martinigue, where his ship was docked. Anna and Emmanuelle were very close, and his death drove her to write. Her first poems were published in the magazine La Fierra Letteari. Her work was well received and she was encouraged to write more. The following year the same magazine published Anna’s first short story La Pellerossa.

In 1937, Massimo Bontepelli, writer for La Bonpiani and mentor to Anna, published another of her short stories Angelici Dolori. Although this story received favorable reviews, it did draw some criticism from Falqui and Vigorelli (prominent literary critics). Despite her promising start, Anna’s inspiration and motivation waned. In 1939, Anna traveled from Firenze to Venice, where she found employment as a proof reader Il Gazzetino (a local newspaper).

With the approach of World War II, Anna returned to Naples, where she once lived with her family. It was in Naples where Anna was once again inspired to write. At the end of the war, Anna (along with other young writers) wrote for the magazine Sud. Anna’s parents passed away in 1950 and 1953. These dates also marked the publishing of her second and third books: L’infanta Se Polta and Il Mare Non Bagna Napoli. Il Mare Non Bogna Napoli was highly acclaimed and was awarded the Premio Viareggio. This novel consisted of five chapters,m which depicted the abject conditions of Naples following the war. It is from the first chapter, that the movie, Un Paio de Occhialli was made and presented at the Biennale di Venezia in 2001.

From the mid-fifties to the late-sixties, Anna traveled and wrote extensively. She returned to Milan in 1967 and wrote a book entitled Povertie Semplicchi, for which she awarded the Premio Strega.

In her later years, Anna became more and more isolated until the age of seventy-five, when she moved Rampallo to live with her sister. At the age of eighty Anna began corresponding with Beppe Costa who encouraged her to publish Il Treno Russo. Soon after Anna accepted the proposal to republish many of her old novels. One of the novels, L’Iguana, was translated into French by Galli Mard in 1988.

Anna Maria Ortese died peacefully at the age of eighty-four in her home in Rampallo. Only after her death did her work receive recognition and praise.

Awards
•	Premio Viareggio, 1953 for Il Mare Non Bagna Napoli

•	Premio Strega, 1967 for Poveri e Semplici

•	Premio Procida- Esla Morante, 1998 for In Sonno e in Veglia

•	Prix de Meilleur Livre e`tranger, 1998 for the French edition of Il Cardillo Addolorato

Publications
•	La Pellerossa

•	 Angelici Delo`ri

•	L’ infata Sepolta

•	Il Mare Non Bagna Napoli

•	Il Porto di Toledo

•	Il Cordillo Adolorato

•	Silencio a Milano

•	L’Iguana

•	Poveri e Semplici

•	Il Capello Piumato

•	Il Treno Russo

•	Alonso e I Visionare

Resources
•	Reed, Cosetta S. "Biography: Ortese, Anna Maria,." Biography: Ortese, Anna Maria,. N.p., 2004. Web. 22 May 2013.

•	"Anna Maria Ortese." - Wikipedia. N.p., 28 Apr. 2013. Web. 22 May 2013.

•	"Anna Maria Ortese." Enotes.com. Enotes.com, n.d. Web. 22 May 2013.