Marco Malvaldi

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Marco Malvaldi
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Marco Malvaldi in 2012
Born (1974-01-27) 27 January 1974 (age 51)
Pisa, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupationwriter
Known for Detective stories set in Tuscany

Marco Malvaldi (born 27 January 1974, in Pisa) is an Italian [1] crime writer.

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Short biography

Marco Malvaldi is an Italian chemist and novelist, who began his writing career in 2007 with his first mystery story La briscola in cinque (Game for Five, 2014), published by the Italian Sellerio Editore and featuring Massimo, the barista and owner of the cleverly named BarLume ("Bar Light", also a wordplay for "flicker, glimmer of light") who is forced into the role of investigator in the fictional seaside resort town of Pineta, along the Tuscan coast. He followed up by other episodes in the series: Il gioco delle tre carte (2008, transl. Three-card Monte , 2014), Il re dei giochi (The King of Games) (2010), La carta più alta (The Highest Card) (2012). [2] Another novel of his, Odore di chiuso (The Scent of Must) (Sellerio, October 2011), a historical mystery with the renowned Romagna gastronomist Pellegrino Artusi as the amateur detective in 19th century Italy, was awarded the Isola d’Elba Award and the Castiglioncello Prize. This book was published in English under the title The Art of Killing Well (2014). In October 2011, Malvaldi also published a guidebook about his own hometown Pisa, with the title Scacco alla Torre (Checkmate to the Tower) (Felici Editore): one of the book's first stories is Finalmente soli (Finally Alone), narrating of a nocturnal walk, inspired by an image taken by professional photographer Nicola Ughi, Malvaldi's official portraitist and fellow citizen; the book was presented at the Pisa Book Festival. [3]

The image of Pisa by night, which inspired the story Finalmente soli. Racconto Malvaldi-1.jpg
The image of Pisa by night, which inspired the story Finalmente soli.

The four books composing the BarLume series have the same characters in each episode: the barista Massimo, the four aged regular patrons (Massimo's grandfather Ampelio, Aldo, Rimediotti, and Del Tacca – often speaking in the local Tuscan dialect), obtuse Inspector Fusco, and sexy bar assistant Tiziana. [4] At end of October 2012, Malvaldi published a mystery thriller, Milioni di milioni (Millions of Millions) (2012), set in the fictional Tuscan town of Montesodi Marittimo, and with its main personages an odd couple of investigators – a university geneticist and a female archivist. [5]

In July 2013 he was awarded the Italian literary prize "Premio letterario La Tore Isola d'Elba". [6]

Malvaldi has also authored books of popular science. His book Le due teste del tiranno. Metodi matematici per la libertà (namely, The Two Heads of the Tyrant. Mathematical Methods for the Freedom) (2017) won the third edition (2018) of Premio ASIMOV (Asimov award) for the best book in scientific dissemination published in Italy, in ex aequo with Helen Czerski's Storm in a Teacup.

Bibliography

(It. orig. only)

BarLume series

Compilation books

  • Sei casi al BarLume, Sellerio, Palermo, 2016

Short stories

  • L'esperienza fa la differenza, in Un Natale in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2011
  • Il Capodanno del Cinghiale, in Capodanno in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2012
  • Azione e reazione, in Ferragosto in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2013
  • La tombola dei troiai, in Regalo di Natale, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2013
  • Costumi di tutto il mondo, in Carnevale in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2014
  • Aria di montagna, in Vacanze in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2014
  • Non si butta via nulla, in La crisi in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2015
  • Fase di transizione, in Turisti in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2015
  • Donne con le palle, in Il calcio in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2016
  • In crociera con il Cinghiale, in Viaggiare in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2017
  • Voi, quella notte, voi c'eravate, in Un anno in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2017
  • L'uomo vestito di arancione, in Una giornata in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2018
  • Qualcuno alla finestra, in Cinquanta in blu, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2019
  • Giovedì gnocchi, in Una settimana in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2021
  • Un regalo che solo io posso farti, in Una notte in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2022
  • Concorrenza sleale, in Cucina in giallo, Sellerio Editore, Palermo, 2023

Other novels

Other short stories

Short novels

Children's books

Translations

Notes

  1. ↑ Cf. Biographical Interview, on Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian) URL accessed on 3 December 2012
  2. ↑ Cf. Author's Biography on Italicissima.com. URL accessed on 3 December 2012
  3. ↑ Cf. stampa "La Pisa di Malvaldi sul Tirreno", on Felici Editore. URL accessed on 3 December 2012
  4. ↑ Cf. "Malvaldi, il chimico-romanziere - L' ultima rivelazione di Elvira Sellerio", on Corriere della Sera URL accessed on 3 December 2012
  5. ↑ Marco Malvaldi (2012). "Milioni di milioni". sellerio.it (in Italian). Sellerio. Retrieved 21 May 2015. Milioni di milioni è un'investigazione all'inglese basata su labili indizi messi in fila con paziente intelligenza; ma l'ambientazione è toscana, spaccona e popolaresca, come gli altri gialli del creatore dei vecchietti del BarLume.
  6. ↑ La Tore Isola d'Elba Official Website, List of Winners (by year).
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