Federica Manzon

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Federica Manzon
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Federica Manzon during Warsaw International Book Fair 2024
Born (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 44)
Pordenone, Italy
LanguageItalian
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Trieste

Federica Manzon (born Pordenone, 2 October 1981) is an Italian writer. She was the recipient of the Rapallo Carige Prize for Di fama e di sventura in 2011 [1] and of the Premio Campiello for Alma in 2024. [2]

Biography

Federica Manzon was born in 1981 in Pordenone and lives between Milan and Trieste, where she graduated in Contemporary Philosophy from the university. [3] She published her short stories in the magazine Nuovi Argomenti (of which she was editor) and in the Italian webzine Carmilla online before making her debut in 2008 with the anthology Tu sei lei and the novel Come si dice addio. In 2011, her second novel, Di fama e di sventura (Of Fame and Misfortune), won the Rapallo Carige Prize for female writers [4] and was among the five finalists for the Campiello Prize. [5] In 2015, she edited the collective volume I mari di Trieste (The Seas of Trieste). She was editor of foreign fiction at Mondadori and subsequently lecturer and head of teaching at the Scuola Holden in Turin. She contributes to various publications, including the daily newspaper Il Piccolo and Tuttolibri della Stampa, and has previously collaborated with the organizers of the literary festival Pordenonelegge.it. She was editorial consultant for foreign fiction in the Mediterranea series published by Crocetti editore and is currently editorial director at Guanda. [6] With her fifth novel, Alma, she won the Premio Campiello, [7] the Stresa Prize, [8] the Alassio Prize, and the Latisana Prize for the Northeast in 2024.

References

  1. "Precedenti vincitrici premio Rapallo Carige - Gruppo Banca Carige". Gruppocarige.it. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. "Premio Campiello, vince Federica Manzon con il romanzo "Alma"". 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. Società Editrice Athesis S.p.A, Società Editrice Athesis S.p.A. "«Ognuno di noi ha un destino. Difficile è trovarlo»". Il Giornale di Vicenza.it.
  4. "Premio Rapallo Carige 2011". genova.repubblica.it.
  5. "Premio Campiello, opere premiate nelle precedenti edizioni". premiocampiello.org.
  6. Redazione Il Libraio. "Federica Manzon direttrice editoriale della casa editrice Guanda". ilLibraio.it.
  7. "Federica Manzon con 'Alma' vince il Premio Campiello".
  8. Luca Gemelli. "Federica Manzon vince il Premio Stresa di narrativa 2024". lastampa.it.