Guia Soncini | |
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Born | Bologna, Italy | October 19, 1972
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | writer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Guia Soncini (born October 19, 1972) is an Italian columnist and writer. She writes for Linkiesta and, in the past, amongst others for la Repubblica , Gioia , [1] [2] Elle Italia and Il Foglio .
Soncini is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction books. After publishing Elementi di capitalismo amoroso (Italian for Elements of loving capitalism) in 2008 through Rizzoli, she chose to self-publish her book Come salvarsi il girovita (Italian for How to save your waistline), in 2012 on Amazon Kindle, debuting in the Top Ten. [3]
Her book I mariti delle altre (Italian for Other women's husbands) chronicles both her experience with her father's infidelity from a personal perspective and the culture of adultery in Italy in general. [1] [2]
Her first novel, Qualunque cosa significhi amore ("Whatever love means", the notorious Charles Windsor's quote about his marriage to Diana Spencer), was published on May 27, 2015. [4]
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