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Born in Saronno in 1981, raised in Caronno Pertusella, I currently live in Milan with my wife and my daughter.
I have published a few books translated in eight languages. With the novel Morte di un uomo felice (“Death of a Happy Man”) I won the prestigious Campiello Award 2014, while Prima di noi (“Before Us”) was awarded in 2020 by the Bagutta and Mondello prizes among others and has been adapted into a tv series (and already sold in many countries). My last book is an extensive essay on Kafka.
I contribute to national and international papers and magazines such as Politico, The Massachusetts Review, NZZ, la piccioletta barca and The European Review of Books. I have also written several comics stories for “Topolino” (Mickey Mouse Magazine – Disney Italy).
I have been teaching writing for more than fifteen years in various places (NABA, Scuola Holden, prisons, ARCI clubs, community centers, festivals, companies, schools etc.). At the moment I teach regularly at the Scuola Belleville. In 2023 and 2024 I also have been Adjunct Professor at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice) and Politecnico (Milan).
I am VP of MIA and have been volunteering helping homeless people for many years. My favorite animal is donkeys an I am (almost) vegan.