Complex sentence: Born in Modena, he lived in Bolzano for much of his life n 1969 he won the Premio Bancarella (Italy's most prestigious literary prize) for "Non è terrestre" ("Not from Earth").
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Modena, he lived in Bolzano for much of his life. In 1969 he won the Premio Bancarella, Italy's most prestigious literary prize, for "Non è terrestre" ("Not from Earth").