Simona Vinci

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Simona Vinci
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Born (1970-03-06) 6 March 1970 (age 52)
Milan, Italy
LanguageItalian
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Bologna

Simona Vinci (born 6 March 1970) is an Italian writer.

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Life

Vinci was born in Milan and studied modern literature at the University of Bologna. Vinci was a member of the editorial board for the online literary magazine Incubatoio 16. In 2000, she hosted the cultural television program Cenerentola. [1]

In 1997, Vinci published the novel Dei bambini non si sa niente; in 2000, it was awarded the Elsa Morante award for best first work. It was translated into a number of different languages; [2] its English title is A Game We Play. In Italy, the novel has been praised by some critics and condemned as perverted by others. [3]

Selected works [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marrone, Gaetana; Puppa, Paolo (2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. pp. 1993–94. ISBN   1135455309.
  2. 1 2 "Simona Vinci". Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing.
  3. "The end of innocence". The Guardian. July 28, 1999.
  4. "Premio Campiello Letteratura - Confindustria Veneto" (in Italian).