Nanni Balestrini facts for kids
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Nanni Balestrini
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| Born | 2 July 1935 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 19 May 2019 (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist, screenwriter |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Genre | Novel, essay, screenwriting |
| Literary movement | Neoavanguardia |
| Notable works | Vogliamo tutto |
Nanni Balestrini (born July 2, 1935 – died May 19, 2019) was an Italian writer and artist. He was known for his experimental poems and books. He was a key figure in a group called the Neoavanguardia movement.
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Who Was Nanni Balestrini?
Nanni Balestrini was an important Italian writer. He was part of a group of writers called Neoavanguardia. This group explored new ways of writing and art. Balestrini wrote for a magazine called Il Verri. He also helped start and lead another magazine, Alfabeta. His work was featured in a famous collection of writings called I Novissimi in 1961.
His Early Life and Work
Balestrini was born in Milan, Italy. In the 1960s, the Neoavanguardia group grew bigger. It became known as the Gruppo 63. Balestrini was in charge of publishing their works. From 1962 to 1972, he worked for a publisher named Feltrinelli. He also worked with other publishers and edited special issues of a writers' cooperative.
Balestrini was interested in social movements. He supported groups that worked for workers' rights. In 1979, he faced some difficulties and moved to Paris and then Germany.
Important Books by Balestrini
Nanni Balestrini became well-known because of his first novel. It was called We Want Everything (Vogliamo tutto). This book was published in 1971. It described the challenges and conflicts inside a car factory, FIAT.
In the years that followed, Balestrini kept writing about social changes. His book The Unseen focused on the "Generation of 1977." This book showed the fast social changes of that time. It talked about people taking over empty houses and starting free radio stations. It also showed how the government reacted to these movements.
Other important books by Balestrini include:
- I Furiosi: This book was about the passionate football fans of AC Milan.
- The Editor: This book was about a famous publisher named Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.
- The Golden Horde: Balestrini wrote this book with Primo Moroni. It showed his strong connection to ideas about workers' power.
- Sandokan (2004): This was his last novel published while he was alive. It was about a criminal group in Casal di Principe.
Experimental Writing
Balestrini also created a very unique "novel" called Tristano. He designed it so that every reader would experience it differently. This is because each sentence in the book was randomly mixed up.
He first thought of this idea in 1966. But the technology to print such a book wasn't available yet. It had to wait until "print-on-demand" became possible. This meant books could be printed one at a time. A critic named Tim Martin said that one of its many versions was "drifting, impressionistic and oddly compelling." There are 109 trillion possible versions of this book!
See also
In Spanish: Nanni Balestrini para niños
