Fiammetta Rocco

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Fiammetta Rocco
Hon. FRSL
Born
Kenya
Alma mater University of Oxford
Occupation(s)Journalist and author
Notable credit The Economist

Fiammetta Rocco, Hon. FRSL, is a journalist and author. She is a Senior Editor at The Economist . [1]

Biography

Rocco was born to a Franco-Italian family and grew up in Kenya. She went on to study Arabic at the University of Oxford. [2]

Rocco is the Administrator of the International Booker Prize [2] [3] and she is on the board of directors for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. [4]

She was the Culture Editor at The Economist between 2003 and 2018. [1]

In 2003, she published a book called The Miraculous Fever-Tree: Malaria and the Quest for a Cure That Changed the World about the discovery of quinine, which was the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. [5] [6]

In 2021, Rocco was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fiammetta Rocco". Economist. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. 1 2 "Fiammetta Rocco | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. 1 2 "Fiammetta Rocco". Royal Society of Literature. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Staff | Edinburgh International Book Festival". www.edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. ↑ "ISBN 9780060199517 - The Miraculous Fever-Tree: Malaria and the Quest for a Cure That Changed the World". isbnsearch.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  6. ↑ Prize -, The Orwell. "Fiammetta Rocco | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.


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