Nicola Lagioia
1973
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
genre: novel
country of citizenship: Italy
languages spoken, written or signed: Italian
occupation: writer, radio personality, opinion journalist
award received: Viareggio Prize, Strega Prize
Nicola Lagioia (born 18 April 1973) is an Italian writer. Born in Bari, Lagioia debuted as a novelist in 2001 with Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj (senza risparmiare se stessi). With his novel Riportando tutto a casa he won several awards, including the 2010 Viareggio Prize. In 2013 and in 2014, he was among the film selectors of the Venice International Film Festival. In 2015, he won the Strega Prize with the novel La ferocia (a.k.a. "The ferocity"). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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