Veronica Raimo

Veronica Raimo (born 1978) is an Italian writer, translator, and screenwriter.

Biography

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Born in Rome in 1978,[1] she earned a degree in literature with a thesis on German cinema. After graduation, she lived in Berlin, working as a researcher at Humboldt University.[2] She is sister of the writer Christian Raimo.[3]

Career

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After working as a translator from English for several publishing houses,[4] Raimo published the novel Il dolore secondo Matteo in 2007. This debut was followed by two more novels, stories published in magazines and anthologies,[5] and a collection of short stories published in Germany, Eines Tages alles dir.[6] The Girl at the Door, published in October 2019 by Grove Atlantic, is her first novel to be translated into English.[7]

In 2012, Raimo co-wrote the film Bella addormentata ("Sleeping Beauty") directed by Marco Bellocchio, receiving a 2013 Nastri d'argento (Silver Ribbon) nomination for best screenplay.[8] Her articles and reviews have appeared in magazines and newspapers including Rolling Stone,[9] la Repubblica XL, il manifesto, Corriere della Sera, and Amica.[10] In 2022, she won the Premio Strega Giovani prize for her novel Niente di vero.[11]

Selected works

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  • Il dolore secondo Matteo, Minimum fax, 2007, ISBN 9788875211387
  • Tutte le feste di domani, Rizzoli, 2013, ISBN 9788817064323
  • Miden: romanzo, Mondadori, 2018, ISBN 9788804687580 (The girl at the door, 4th Estate, 2020, ISBN 9780008326364, trans. Stash Luczkiw)
  • Le bambinacce, Feltrinelli, 2019, ISBN 9788807033599
  • Lezioni di anatomia: il corpo umano in quindici storie, Minimum fax, 2019, ISBN 9788833890883
  • Niente di vero, Einaudi, 2022, ISBN 9788806251895 (Lost on Me, Virago, 2023, ISBN 978080216204-5, trans. Leah Janeczko)

References

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  1. ^ Milani, Noemi (6 April 2018). "Veronica Raimo e il nuovo romanzo: Spesso la storia di una coppia finisce per diventare l'aderenza a dei ruoli". Il Libraio. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ Bernardeschi, Filippo (15 January 2015). "Intervista a Veronica Raimo". Tutto Mondo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ Parente, Massimiliano (7 April 2015). "Ecco il mio inno a Lagioia (io che lo conosco bene)". Il Giornale. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Autori: Veronica Raimo". PordenoneLegge. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Veronica Raimo". Granta Italia. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ "The Girl at the Door". Grove Atlantic Books. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ Renata Aron, Nina (21 October 2019). "Fiction in the Age of MeToo". Jezebel. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Artisti: Veronica Raimo". Officine Artistiche. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Autore: Veronica Raimo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. ^ Vitale, Edoardo (10 May 2014). "Veronica Raimo, intervista". Dude Mag. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ^ https://premiostrega.it/PSG/la-ix-edizione-del-premio-strega-giovani-va-a-veronica-raimo/
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