Antonio D'Alfonso
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Antonio D'Alfonso is a Canadian writer, editor, publisher and filmmaker.
. He studied at Loyola College (Montreal)
from 1970 to 1975, where he got his B.A. in Communication Arts. Later on he went to Université de Montréal
to complete his Master's Science Degree in Communication Studies, specializing in Semiology; his thesis was on Mouchette
, a film by Robert Bresson
. In 1978 he founded Guernica Editions
, where he edited over 450 hundred books by authors from around the world. In 1982 along with three other writers, he founded the trilingual magazine, Vice Versa. In 1986, along with three other writers, he founded the Association of Italian-Canadian writers. He has taught at Université de Montréal
, Continuing Studies at University of Toronto
, University of California
, in San Diego. He is presently a writer in residence at McGill University
(French language and literature department).
Biography
D'Alfonso was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He studied at Loyola College (Montreal)
Loyola College (Montreal)
Loyola College was a Jesuit college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It ceased to exist when it was incorporated into Concordia University in 1974. A portion of the original College remains as a separate entity called Loyola High School....
from 1970 to 1975, where he got his B.A. in Communication Arts. Later on he went to Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
to complete his Master's Science Degree in Communication Studies, specializing in Semiology; his thesis was on Mouchette
Mouchette
Mouchette is a 1967 French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Nadine Nortier, and Jean-Claude Guilbert. It is based on the novel by Georges Bernanos. "Mouchette" means "little fly" in French...
, a film by Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
. In 1978 he founded Guernica Editions
Guernica Editions
Guernica Editions is a Canadian independent publisher established in Montreal, Quebec, in 1978, specializing in Canadian literature, poetry and nonfiction...
, where he edited over 450 hundred books by authors from around the world. In 1982 along with three other writers, he founded the trilingual magazine, Vice Versa. In 1986, along with three other writers, he founded the Association of Italian-Canadian writers. He has taught at Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, Continuing Studies at University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, in San Diego. He is presently a writer in residence at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
(French language and literature department).
Literary awards
- L'autre rivage (1987): finalist for the Prix émile Nelligan.
- 1998: L'apostrophe qui me scinde: finalist of the Prix Saint Sulpice.
- 2000: Fabrizio's Passion: wins the Bressani Award.
- 2002: Comment ça se passe: finalist of the Trillium AwardTrillium Book AwardThe Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre: fiction, non-fiction, drama, children's books, and poetry. Anthologies, new editions, re-issues and translations are not eligible. Three jury members per language judge the...
. - 2003: La passione di Fabrizio wins Internazionale emigrazione in Italy.
- 2005: Un vendredi du mois d'août wins The Ontario Trillium Award. (27 Avril 2005)
- 2008: L'aimé wins the Christine Dimitriu Van Saanen Award (Le Salon du Livre de Toronto).
Books
- La chanson du shaman à Sedna (poems, self-published, 1973)
- Queror (poems, Guernica Editions, 1979) 2-89135-000-6
- Black Tongue (poems, Guernica Editions, 1983) 0-919349-07-2
- Quêtes: Textes d'auteurs italo-québécois (anthology, avec Fulvio Caccia, Guernica Editions, 1983) 2-89135-006-5 (anthology)
- Voix off: Textes de dix poètes anglophones au Québec (anthology, Guernica Editions, 1985) 2-89135-009-X (anthology)
- The Clarity of Voices by Philippe Haeck (prose poems, translator, Guernica Editions, 1985) 0-919349-56-0
- The Other Shore (prose and poems, Guernica Editions, 1986, 1988) 0-919349-66-8/0-920717-32-2
- L'autre rivage (prose and poems, translation of The Other Shore, VLB éditeur, 1987) 2-89005-248-6 Finaliste du Prix Emile-Nelliagn.
- L'Amour panique (prose poems, Lèvres Urbaines, 1988) ISSN 0823-5112
- Avril ou L'anti-passion (novel, VLB éditeur, 1990) 2-89005-405-5
- Julia (long prose poem, L'édition du Silence, 1992) 2-920180-25-8
- Panick Love (prose poems, translation of L'Amour panique, Guernica Editions, 1992) 0-920717-63-2
- Fabrizio's Passion (novel, Guernica, 1995) 1-55071-023-0
- In Italics: In Defense of Ethnicity (essays, Guernica, 1996) 1-55071-016-8
- The Films of Jacques Tati (by Michel Chion, translation, Guernica, 1997).
- L'apostrophe qui me scinde (poetry, Le Noroît, 1998). 2-89018-398-X. Finaliste du Prix Saint Sulpice.
- Duologue: On Culture and Identity (with Pasquale Verdicchio) (essay, Guernica, 1998). 1-55071-072-9
- L'autre rivage (poetry, Le Noroît, 1999) 2-89018-438-2
- En Italiques: Réflexions sur l'ethnicité (essays, Balzac, 2000). 2-921468-21-2
- La paysage qui bouge (translator of the poems by Pasquale Verdicchio, Le Noroît, 2000) 2-89018-435-8
- Fabrizio's Passion (novel, Guernica, 2000) 1-55071-082-6. The Bressani Award 2002.
- Comment ça se passe (poetry, Le Noroît, 2001). Finaliste du Prix Trillium.
- La passione di Fabrizio. (Traduit par Antonello Lombardo). Iannone Editore. Italia: Isernia, 2002.) The Premio internzaionale Emigrazione, 2003.
- Getting on with Politics (poetry, Exile Editions, 2002.)
- On Order and Things (by Stefan Psenak, translator, Guernica, 2003)
- Dreaming Our Space (by Marguerite AndersenMarguerite AndersenMarguerite Andersen Ph.D is a primarily francophone writer and educator who is currently based in Toronto, Canada where she is a teacher at the Toronto Linden School....
, translator, Guernica, 2003) - Antigone (Lyricalmyrical Editions, 2004) (verse play)
- Un vendredi du mois d'août (novel, Leméac, 2004), finalist for the Prix Ringuet. The Trillium Award.
- Bruco (Lyricalmyrical Editions, 2005) (verse play)
- En Italiques: Réflexions sur l'ethnicité (essais, L'Interligne, 2005).
- Gambling with Failure (essays, Exile, 2005)
- Un homme de trop (poetry, Noroît, 2005)
- One Friday in August (novel, Exile, 2005)
- The Blueness of Light (by Louise Dupré, translator, Guernica, 2005)
- Etnilisuse kaitseks. Translated in Estonian by Reet Sool. Tartu Ulikooli Kirjastus, 2006. (essays)
- The World Forgotten (by Paul Bélanger, translator, Guernica 2005)
- L'aimé (novel, Leméac, 2007)
- The Last Woman (Claudine Bertrand, translator, Guernica 2008)
- L'absence de point d'arrivée (essays, Interligne, forthcoming, 2009)
- Ce qu'on m'a volé (essays-interviews, Interligne, forthcoming, 2009)
Films
- L'Ampoule brûlée (short 16 mm, black and white, 1973)
- La Coupe de Circé (short 16 mm, black and white, 1974)
- Pour t'aimer (one-half hour 16 mm black and white, 1982–1987)
- The Minotaur (one-hour film project, 1992)
- Consent (unproduced screenplay co-written with Jennifer Dale)
- My Trip to Oaxaca (Video, 90 minutes, 2005)
- Bruco (feature, video, 90 minutes, 2005)
- Antigone (feature film project in the works)