Veronica Raimo

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Raimo in 2024

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, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Tutte le feste di domani, Rizzoli, 2013, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Miden: romanzo, Mondadori, 2018, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (The girl at the door, 4th Estate, 2020, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., trans. Stash Luczkiw)
  • Le bambinacce, Feltrinelli, 2019, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Lezioni di anatomia: il corpo umano in quindici storie, Minimum fax, 2019, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Niente di vero, Einaudi, 2022, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Lost on Me, Virago, 2023, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., trans. Leah Janeczko)
  • La Vita è breve, eccetera 2023

References

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  11. ^ https://premiostrega.it/PSG/la-ix-edizione-del-premio-strega-giovani-va-a-veronica-raimo/
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