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| Born | 7 February 1956 (age 68) Taranto, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
Giancarlo De Cataldo (born 7 February 1956) is an Italian crime novelist, screenwriter and dramatist.
Giancarlo De Cataldo | |
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| De Cataldo in 2010 | |
| Born | 7 February 1956 (age 68) Taranto, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
Giancarlo De Cataldo (born 7 February 1956) is an Italian crime novelist, screenwriter and dramatist.
Born in Taranto, De Cataldo graduated in law and worked as a magistrate, becoming a judge at the Corte d'Assise in Rome. [1] He made his literary debut in 1989, with the novel Nero come il cuore ("As black as the heart"), which has been described as a "mix of detective story, noir and legal thriller". [2] He is best known for the novels Romanzo Criminale (2002), which was adapted into a film by Michele Placido, and Suburra (2015), co-written with Carlo Bonini and adapted into a film by Stefano Sollima. [1] [3]
Also an essayist, a playwright, a translator, a radio and television writer and a screenwriter, De Cataldo's credits include Mario Martone's We Believed , for which he won a David di Donatello Award. [1] [4] He collaborated with numerous publications, including la Repubblica , Il Messaggero , L'Unità , Paese Sera and La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno . [1] [4]
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