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Mario Tobino (16 January 1910,Viareggio,Province of Lucca, Tuscany – 11 December 1991,Agrigento) was an Italian poet, writer andpsychiatrist.
A prolific writer, he began as a poet but later wrote mostly novels. His works are characterized by a strong autobiographical inspiration and usually deal with social and psychological themes.
Mario Tobino completed his degree in medicine in 1936, after which he embarked on a career that centred on the mental hospital setting, treating people with mental disabilities.[1]
Mario Tobino's work took him to Libya in June 1940. He worked as a doctor in Libya until October 1941, when war broke out in the country and he had to flee. His experience of Libya was recorded in the bookIl deserto della Libia, which came out in 1952.
In 2015,Staging Memory byStefania Del Monte dedicated a whole section to the book.
After returning from Libya, Tobino took the job of doctor in the Mental Hospital ofLucca. He worked in the hospital for over four decades.[1]
The period between the spring and autumn of 1944 saw Tobino become an ardent supporter of the war of national liberation. His participation in the liberation efforts as a partisan developed him immensely as a writer. The experience morphed into the bookClandestino, which was published in 1962 and won him thePremio Strega. Tobino had published books beforeClandestino. In 1953, he brought outLibere donne di Magliano, a work that established his place among important Italian writers. Tobino wrote another prize-winning book in 1972. HisPer le antiche scale was the winner of thePremio Campiello that year. Tobino was a tireless writer. He was prolific even in his later life. In 1982 he publishedGli ultimi giorni di Magliano, followed byLa ladra in 1984 and in 1988Tre amici. This last phase of his writing career was also marked by several literary prizes. He received the Premio Pirandello on 10 December 1991 in Agrigento. The next day he died.
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