Ellekappa

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Ellekappa
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Laura Pellegrini

12 November 1955 (1955-11-12) (age 68)
Rome, Italy
OccupationCartoonist

Laura Pellegrini (born 12 November 1955), best known as Ellekappa, is an Italian editorial cartoonist, comic artist and illustrator.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Pellegrini graduated from a fashion school for stylists before being employed as a clerk in a ministerial office. [1] First close to anarchism and later to the Italian Communist Party, she made her comic debut in the political magazine Città futura. [1] [2] Since then she collaborated with numerous high-profile newspapers and magazines, notably Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, L'Unità, Il manifesto, Il Male, Linus, Cuore, Tango, Noi donne . [1] [2] She also served as a collaborating writer in several satirical shows, notably Striscia la notizia and Drive In . [1]

The main subjects of Ellekappa's generally black-and-white cartoons are two people, often women, discussing the daily events in a harsh and bitter tone, in a dialog generally consisting of just two lines. [1] [3] In 2007, she was awarded the Flaiano Prize for satire. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zanatta, Sara; Zaghini, Samanta; Guzzetta, Eleonora (2009). "Ellekappa: una donna in prima linea". Le donne del fumetto: l'altra metà dei comics italiani : temi, autrici, personaggi al femminile (in Italian). Tunué. pp. 267–9. ISBN   978-88-89613-36-8.
  2. 1 2 "Ellekappa". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. Dell’Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo. "Ellekappa" Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN   9788831795999.