Simona Vinci
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| Born | 6 March 1970 Milan, Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Simona Vinci (born 6 March 1970) is an Italian writer.
Life
[edit]Vinci was born in Milan and studied modern literature at the University of Bologna. Vinci was a member of the editorial board for the online literary magazine Incubatoio 16. In 2000, she hosted the cultural television program Cenerentola.[1]
In 1997, Vinci published the novel Dei bambini non si sa niente; in 2000, it was awarded the Elsa Morante award for best first work. It was translated into a number of different languages;[2] its English title is A Game We Play. In Italy, the novel has been praised by some critics and condemned as perverted by others.[3]
- In tutti i sensi come l'amore, short stories (1999), finalist for the Premio Campiello, translated into English as In Every Sense Like Love: Stories (2001)
- Corri Matilda, children's literature (1998)
- Matildacity, children's literature (1998)
- Come prima delle madri, novel (2003), finalist for the Premio Campiello[4]
- Stanza 411, autobiographical fiction (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Marrone, Gaetana; Puppa, Paolo (2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. pp. 1993–94. ISBN 1135455309.
- ^ a b "Simona Vinci". Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing.
- ^ "The end of innocence". The Guardian. July 28, 1999.
- ^ "Premio Campiello Letteratura - Confindustria Veneto" (in Italian).
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