Liliana Macellari
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Liliana "Liana" Macellari (September 25, 1929 – December 3, 2007) was born at Porto Civitanova, Marche
, Italy
, and was the daughter of photographer and actor Gilberto Macellari and Contessa Lucrezia Pasi della Pergola.
After studying in Bologna and America, she married translator Benjamin Johnson in 1953. They divorced in 1967 and in 1968 she married novelist Anthony Burgess
.
After they married, Burgess acknowledged Liana's son Paolo Andrea as his own (The Times December 13, 2007). However, the Times confirms in the same article a fact revealed in the Roger Lewis biography (Faber and Faber, 2002, page 339), namely that the father was identified in Paolo Andrea’s August 9, 1964 birth certificate as Roy Lionel Halliday, an ex-boyfriend of Liana’s. Halliday is described in the certificate as a teacher, though in a recent Telegraph obituary of Liana he is called an “unemployed drifter”. Nevertheless, all of the first-hand witnesses who provided material for Andrew Biswell's biography, The Real Life of Anthony Burgess (2005), agree that Burgess was indeed Paolo Andrea's father and the presence of Halliday's name on the birth certificate was a hoax intended to protect Burgess's first wife, Llewela (also known as Lynne), to whom he was still married when the child was born. Paolo Andrea (also known as Andrew Burgess Wilson) died in London in 2002 at the age of 37.
A translator and writer in her own right, Liana also acted as Burgess' literary agent
, and translated his works. She also completed the first translation into Italian of Lawrence Durrell
's novel Justine in 1959, three years before Burgess wrote A Clockwork Orange
.
After Burgess died she helped found and establish the Anthony Burgess Center
in Angers
, and the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester
.
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and was the daughter of photographer and actor Gilberto Macellari and Contessa Lucrezia Pasi della Pergola.
After studying in Bologna and America, she married translator Benjamin Johnson in 1953. They divorced in 1967 and in 1968 she married novelist Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess
John Burgess Wilson – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess's most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works...
.
After they married, Burgess acknowledged Liana's son Paolo Andrea as his own (The Times December 13, 2007). However, the Times confirms in the same article a fact revealed in the Roger Lewis biography (Faber and Faber, 2002, page 339), namely that the father was identified in Paolo Andrea’s August 9, 1964 birth certificate as Roy Lionel Halliday, an ex-boyfriend of Liana’s. Halliday is described in the certificate as a teacher, though in a recent Telegraph obituary of Liana he is called an “unemployed drifter”. Nevertheless, all of the first-hand witnesses who provided material for Andrew Biswell's biography, The Real Life of Anthony Burgess (2005), agree that Burgess was indeed Paolo Andrea's father and the presence of Halliday's name on the birth certificate was a hoax intended to protect Burgess's first wife, Llewela (also known as Lynne), to whom he was still married when the child was born. Paolo Andrea (also known as Andrew Burgess Wilson) died in London in 2002 at the age of 37.
A translator and writer in her own right, Liana also acted as Burgess' literary agent
Literary agent
A literary agent is an agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. Literary agents most often represent novelists, screenwriters and major non-fiction writers...
, and translated his works. She also completed the first translation into Italian of Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan...
's novel Justine in 1959, three years before Burgess wrote A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
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After Burgess died she helped found and establish the Anthony Burgess Center
Anthony Burgess Center
The Anthony Burgess Center of the University of Angers, France, exists to honor the memory of the 20th-century English novelist Anthony Burgess. It houses a collection of books, manuscripts, scores, and other items belonging to Burgess donated by his second wife Liana, and these can be inspected...
in Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, and the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
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