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Antonia Arslan
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| Notable works | La masseria delle allodole |
Antonia Arslan (Armenian: Անտոնիա Արսլան) is an Italian writer and professor. She was born in 1938. Her family has Armenian roots. She is well-known for her books, especially La masseria delle allodole, which means "The Lark Farm." This book tells a powerful story about her family's history.
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About Antonia Arslan
Early Life and Family
Antonia Arslan was born in Padua, Italy, in 1938. Her father was Michele Arslan and her mother was Vittoria Marchiori. Her grandfather, Yerwant Arslanian, was born in 1865 in a place called Kharpert. This area is now known as Harpoot. Her family's history and Armenian background are very important to her.
Her Work as a Professor
Antonia Arslan studied archaeology in college. After that, she became a professor at the University of Padua. She taught about modern and recent Italian literature. She wrote many studies about popular Italian stories and books by Italian women writers from the 1800s and 1900s. She was very interested in understanding important Italian books.
Connecting with Her Armenian Heritage
Later in her career, Antonia Arslan started writing more about her Armenian heritage. She translated two books of poems by Daniel Varujan into Italian. She also worked on books about a very difficult historical event that affected Armenian people. She wrote about the experiences of Armenian refugees who came to Italy.
Antonia Arslan's Books
The Lark Farm
Antonia Arslan's first novel, La masseria delle allodole, was published in 2004. This book is based on her own family's history. It tells the story of an Armenian family trying to escape to Italy during a time of great hardship. They wanted to join a relative who had lived in Italy for many years.
The book won several awards in 2004, including the Premio Berto and the Premio Stresa di Narrativa. It was also a finalist for the Premio Campiello award, which it later won. In 2005, La masseria delle allodole received the Premio P.E.N. and the Premio Manzoni.
The Lark Farm has been translated into many languages. An English version, called Skylark Farm, was published in 2007. This book was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The story was so powerful that it inspired a movie in 2007. The film was made by the Taviani brothers and was called The Lark Farm in English.
Other Important Books
Antonia Arslan's second novel, La Strada di Smirne, came out in 2009. It was later translated into Armenian in 2012.
She has written other books too. Ishtar2: cronache dal mio risveglio (2009) tells about a time when she faced a serious health challenge. Il cortile dei girasoli parlanti was published in 2011. In 2012, she wrote Il libro di Mush. This book is about the Msho Charantir, which is the largest Armenian handwritten book that still exists. Il libro di Mush won the important Premio Giuria Viareggio award.
Awards and Recognition
Antonia Arslan has received special awards for her cultural work. These include the Narekatsi Medal in 2010 and the Movses Khorenatsi Medal in 2012. These awards recognize her important contributions to culture and literature.
See also
In Spanish: Antonia Arslan para niños
