Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
About Marco Onofrio
- Marco Onofrio (born February 11, 1971) is an Italian writer, essayist and literary critic.
- In 1995 he graduated with honors in contemporary Italian literature from the University of Rome "La Sapienza", defending a Laurea dissertation on the poet Dino Campana, which was awarded the 'Eugenio Montale' European Prize in 1996.
- His work deals primarily with modern and contemporary Italian literature, with special emphasis on the twentieth century writers.
- He studies the relationship of Italian and foreign writers with the city of Rome, and the impact of staying in or visiting Rome in their work.
- He also carries out activities of militant criticism aimed at the discovery and advancement of new editorial proposals.
- He has published several volumes of poetry and fiction, written dozens of prefaces and authored hundreds of articles in various Italian newspapers, including "Il Messaggero", "Il Tempo", "Lazio Ieri e Oggi", "Studium", "Nuova Antologia", "La Voce Romana", "L'Immaginazione", "Orlando".
- Among the works of fiction, he published the experimental novel "Senza cuore" (2012; ISBN 978-88-96517-97-0), the satirical tales "La scuola degli idioti" (2013; ISBN 978-88-6881-001-6) and the emotional novel "Diario di un padre innamorato" (2016; ISBN 978-88-311-2867-4) focused on the experience of fatherhood and dedicated to his daughter Valentina.
- With his dramatic poem "Emporium.
- Poemetto di civile indignazione" he has anticipated - three years before the pamphlet "Indignez-vous!" (2011) by Stéphane Hessel - the movement of the "Indignados".
- Drawing inspiration from the poems of "La presenza di Giano", the musician Marcello Appignani has composed the songs collected in the album "Natura viva con oboe, chitarra e violoncello", published by RAI Trade in September 2014.
Read more at Wikipedia
See Also
- Famous People's Birthdays on 11 February, Italy
- Famous People's Birthdays in February, Italy
- Famous writer's Birthdays on 11 February, Italy
- Famous writer's Birthdays in February, Italy
- Famous poet's Birthdays on 11 February, Italy
- Famous poet's Birthdays in February, Italy
- Famous literary critic's Birthdays on 11 February, Italy
- Famous literary critic's Birthdays in February, Italy