Giancarlo De Cataldo

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Giancarlo De Cataldo
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De Cataldo in 2010
Born7 February 1956 (1956-02-07) (age 69)
Taranto, Italy
OccupationWriter

Giancarlo De Cataldo (born 7 February 1956) is an Italian crime novelist, screenwriter and dramatist.

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Life and career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "De Cataldo, Giancarlo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Vermandere, Dieter; Jansen, Michelangela Monica; Lanslots, Inge (2010). "Giancarlo De Cataldo". Noir de noir: un'indagine pluridisciplinare (in Italian). Peter Lang. pp. 67–9. ISBN   978-90-5201-630-6.
  3. ↑ Balestrieri, Graziella (20 June 2021). "Giancarlo De Cataldo: «Sono stanco di raccontare storie di brutti, sporchi e cattivi come "Romanzo criminale"»". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Giancarlo De Cataldo". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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