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Domenico Starnone (born 15 February 1943 [not verified in body]) is an Italian writer, screenwriter, and journalist. He is a prolific book author, having penned at least 22 works since 1987, at least four of which have been translated from Italian into English, including Prima esecuzione (2007, as First Execution , 2009) and Confidenza (2019, as Trust , 2019).
Biografia. Starnone è nato a Saviano, nel 1943. Ha insegnato a lungo nella scuola media superiore di Colleferro, al liceo Marconi, all'Istituto Tecnico Statale "S. Cannizzaro" e all'Istituto Tecnico per il Turismo "Livia Bottardi" di Roma, dove tra l'altro è ambientato il libro Ex cattedra e dove è stato girato il film La scuola.
Domenico Starnone was born in Naples and lives in Rome. With The House on Via Gemito longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024, we spoke to its author and translator about their experience of working on the novel together – and their favourite books. Set against the vivid backdrop of 1960s Naples, The House on Via Gemito is the story ...
In publishing Reading Domenico Starnone, our goal is to highlight Starnone’s significant presence in Italian and world literature, and to move beyond unproductive debates about his identity. 1 Starnone is a masterful storyteller who has crafted compelling, original, powerful books that invite close reading for their own literary merits.
Nov 5, 2021 · Trust by Domenico Starnone, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri, Europa Editions £12.99/$17, 144 pages. Join our online book group on Facebook at FT Books Caf ...
May 27, 2023 · No doubt Federico Starnone would agree. Federì, the central figure in Domenico Starnone’s searching and sorrowful work of autofiction, “The House on Via Gemito,” feels bedeviled by pram ...
Mar 9, 2017 · By Domenico Starnone. Translated by Jhumpa Lahiri. 150 pp. Europa Editions. Paper, $16. Let’s get straight to the point. “Ties” is not only the leanest, most understated and emotionally ...
