Veronica Raimo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Biography[]

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[]

After working as a translator from English for several publishing houses,[4] she 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 she 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]

Works[]

  • Tutte le feste di domani, Milano : Rizzoli, 2013. ISBN 9788817064323
  • Il dolore secondo Matteo, Roma : Minimum fax, 2007. ISBN 9788875211387
  • Miden : romanzo, Milano : Mondadori, 2018. ISBN 9788804687580
  • Le bambinacce, Milano : Feltrinelli, settembre 2019. ISBN 9788807033599
  • Lezioni di anatomia : il corpo umano in quindici storie, Roma : Minimum fax, 2019. ISBN 9788833890883
Works in English
  • The girl at the door London : 4th Estate, 2020. ISBN 9780008326364

References[]

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