Arturo Vivante
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Arturo Vivante was an Italian American writer.
He was the son of Leone (philosopher) and Elena DeBosis Vivante (painter). In 1938, the family moved to England. The British sent him into internment in Canada while his family remained in England.
He graduated from McGill University
, and University of Rome in 1949.
He practiced medicine in Rome until 1958. He married Nancy Adair Bradish (died 2002) in 1958, and moved to New York.
He appeared at the 1982 University of North Dakota Writers Conference
.
From 1968 to 1993, he taught writing at colleges, including the University of Iowa
, Bennington College
, and MIT.
He retired and lived in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
.
His work has appeared in AGNI, Vogue, The New York Times, London Magazine, The Guardian, The Southern Review, and the New Yorker.
He was the son of Leone (philosopher) and Elena DeBosis Vivante (painter). In 1938, the family moved to England. The British sent him into internment in Canada while his family remained in England.
He graduated from 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...
, and University of Rome in 1949.
He practiced medicine in Rome until 1958. He married Nancy Adair Bradish (died 2002) in 1958, and moved to New York.
He appeared at the 1982 University of North Dakota Writers Conference
University of North Dakota Writers Conference
The University of North Dakota Writers Conference is an annual literary event held at the University of North Dakota located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The week-long Writers Conference is known for being one of the most distinguished cultural events on campus...
.
From 1968 to 1993, he taught writing at colleges, including the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, Bennington College
Bennington College
Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
, and MIT.
He retired and lived in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer...
.
His work has appeared in AGNI, Vogue, The New York Times, London Magazine, The Guardian, The Southern Review, and the New Yorker.
Awards
- 1976 Italian Communication Award
- 1979 National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
grant - 2006 Katherine Anne Porter Award for fiction
- 2004 Richard Sullivan Prize for short fiction
Works
- A Goodly Babe (novel) Little, Brown: 1966.
- The French Girls of Killmi (short stories) Little Brown; 1967.
- Doctor Giovanni (novel) Little, Brown; 1969.
- English Stories Street Fiction, 1975.
- Run to the Waterfall (short stories) Scribner: 1979.
- Writing Fiction Writing. Inc.: 1980.
- The Tales of Arturo Vivante, selected and with an introduction by Mary Kinzie, The Sheep Meadow Press; 1990.