Ferdinando Camon

Ferdinando Camon (born November 14, 1935, in Urbana, near Montagnana, Italy) is an Italian novelist and poet renowned for his "Saga of Those Who Are Last" trilogy—Il quinto stato (The Fifth Estate), La vita eterna (Life Everlasting), and Un altare per la madre (Memorial)—which lyrically depicts the vanishing peasant culture of northern Italy's Po Valley. His works often explore psychological depths, family dynamics, and social issues, earning him prestigious awards including the Premio Strega for Un altare per la madre (1978), Premio Viareggio for Liberare l'animale, and multiple others like Premio Selezione Campiello and Premio Elsa Morante [Encyclopedia.com, Wikipedia].