Giani Stuparich

{{short description|Italian writer}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Giani Stuparich | honorific_suffix = | image = 00-Giani-Chiappelli.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Portrait of Giani Stuparich by Francesco Chiappelli | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1891|4|4}} | birth_place = Trieste, Austria-Hungary | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1961|4|7|1891|4|4}} | death_place = Rome, Italy | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | education = {{hlist|Charles University|University of Florence}} | alma_mater = | occupation = Writer | notable_works = | style = | movement = | father = | relatives = Carlo Stuparich (brother) | awards = }} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport | Art competitions}} {{MedalGold | 1948 London | Epic works}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Giani Stuparich''' (April 4, 1891 – April 7, 1961) was an Italian writer. He was born in Trieste, then in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. In 1948 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "La Grotta" ("The Cave").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/920913 |title=Giani Stuparich |work=Olympedia |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>

== Biography == Giani Stuparich was born in Trieste on April 4, 1891 to a family of Jewish origins.{{sfn|Benussi|2019}} He studied briefly at Charles University in Prague (1913), then moved to Florence, where he took a degree in literature (1915), and befriended Scipio Slataper. After university, he began to write for the literary magazine ''La Voce''. He and his brother Carlo Stuparich were volunteers in World War I. He later published a terse war diary, ''Guerra del '15'' (1931), and a choral novel, ''Ritorneranno'' (1941), based on his experiences. A schoolteacher for many years, he was opposed to Fascism and during World War II was arrested and deported for his presumed Judaism. In the 1940s he was romantically attached to the clothing designer and publisher, Anita Pittoni.<ref name="Picknic">{{cite web |title=Anita Pittoni |url=https://www.consiglio.regione.fvg.it/cms/export/sites/consiglio/pagine/commissione-pari-opportunita/.allegati_crpo/21.Pittoni-Anita.pdf |website=Friuli-Venezia Giulia |publisher=Picknic Art Caffe |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref>

== Works == As well as auto-biographical memoirs, notably ''Trieste nei miei ricordi'' (1948), Stuparich wrote stories and short novels, one of the most successful being ''L'isola'' (1942), which focuses on a tragic father-son relationship. ''Simone'' (1953), his last novel, is a highly literary foray into fantasy.

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==Sources== * {{DBI |title=STUPARICH, Giani|first=Cristina|last=Benussi|volume=94|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giani-stuparich_(Dizionario-Biografico) |year=2019}}

==External links== {{Commons}} * {{Internet Archive author |sname=Giani Stuparich}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070826225527/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STUPAGIA01 Giani Stuparich at databaseOlympics.com]

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