Fabio Geda

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Fabio Geda
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Fabio Geda, Central Park, New York, 2012
Born1 March 1972 (1972-03) (age 52)
Turin, Italy
OccupationWriter

Fabio Geda (born 1 March 1972) is an Italian novelist.

Born in Turin, Geda graduated in Communication Sciences with a thesis in marketing. [1] He worked as an educator, first as a voluntary, later into a cooperative. [2] His debut novel Per il resto del viaggio ho sparato agli indiani has been selected for the Strega Prize. [2]

Geda had his breakout in 2010 with the novel In the Sea There Are Crocodiles (Italian : Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli); based on a true story of Enaiat Akbari, the novel became a bestseller, selling over 400,000 copies in Italy alone and being translated in over 30 languages. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  3. Giovanni Cocco (5 January 2016). "Solo lacrimucce e retorica Gli editori non osano più". Il Giornale . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. Marco Verdura (9 March 2016). "I libri più venduti delle case editrici italiane: Baldini&Castoldi". Il Post . Retrieved 30 October 2016.