Viola Ardone | |
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Born | 2 July 1974 51) Naples, Italy | (age
Occupation | Writer |
Viola Ardone (born 2 July 1974) is an Italian novelist.
Born in Naples, Ardone studied at the liceo classico of Naples and in 1996 graduated in letters at the University of Naples Federico II. [1] [2] After collaborating with educational book publisher Edizioni Simone, she started working as a literature teacher. [2]
After several short stories, Ardone made her novel debut in 2013 with La ricetta del cuore in subbuglio ("Recipe for the heart in turmoil"). [2] She had her breakout in 2019 with The Children's Train (Italian: Il treno dei bambini), an historical novel about a family involved in the trains of happiness initiative. [3] [4] The novel was translated in 36 languages, [5] and was adapted by Cristina Comencini in a Netflix original film with the same title. [6] [7]
Her following novel, The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro, is inspired by Franca Viola's life events. [2] [8] [9]