Biografia
Dora Albanese was born on 1st September 1985 in Matera, Lucania.
After completing Secondary school in 2004 she moved to Rome where she studied Anthropology at La Sapienza University.
She has written short stories and articles for magazines and newspapers both on paper and online.
In 2009 Non dire madre, her first book of short stories, was published by Hacca. It was favourably reviewed by newspapers, magazines and radio programmes including “Corriere della sera”, “Il Mattino”, “Il Riformista”, “Il Messaggero”, “Vanity Fair”, “Grazia”, “Pulp”, “Cosmopolitan” and Radio Rai 3’s “Fahrenheit”.
Published by Rizzoli, her first novel is due out in 2011.
She lives in Rome with her husband and son Claudio, born in 2005.
She loves going to her local bars and markets, visiting the small villages of Lucania and reading 20th century novels and essays on anthropology.
Eventi
24/09/2010
Literaturfestival --> Scritture giovani
The theme with which talented young authors from across Europe were presented this year was “Sea”. This began a journey which brought them into the public eye at the most important European literary festivals, namely the festivaletteratura Mantova, The Guardian Hay Festival and the international literature festival berlin.
Dora Albanese (Italy) was born in 1985 in Matera. She has had numerous articles and essays published in newspapers and magazines as well as online. Her first collection of prose, »Non dire madre,« was published in 2009.
Catrin Dafydd (Great Britain) writes in English and in Welsh. Her first two books were nominated for the Wales Book of Year Prize 2006 and 2009 Books to Talk About.
Stefania Mihalache (Romania) was born in Brasov in 1978 and has composed poems, essays, reviews and screenplays. In 2004 her first novel, »Est-falia,« was published, shortly followed by a second, »The Secretary’s Poem.«
Clemens Setz (Austria) was born in Graz in 1982. He has already published two novels, »Söhne und Planeten« (tr: Sons and Planets) and »Die Frequenzen« (tr: The Frequencies) the second of which was awarded the Bremen Literary Prize.
Afterwards, drinks will be available courtesy of the foundation. Free entry.
Unfortunately, Stefania Mihalache cannot attend the event tonight
11/09/2010
Festivaletteratura
Scritture giovani
Scritture giovani
The theme with which talented young authors from across Europe were presented this year was “Sea”. This began a journey which brought them into the public eye at the most important European literary festivals, namely the festivaletteratura Mantova, The Guardian Hay Festival and the international literature festival berlin.
Dora Albanese (Italy) was born in 1985 in Matera. She has had numerous articles and essays published in newspapers and magazines as well as online. Her first collection of prose, »Non dire madre,« was published in 2009.
Catrin Dafydd (Great Britain) writes in English and in Welsh. Her first two books were nominated for the Wales Book of Year Prize 2006 and 2009 Books to Talk About.
Stefania Mihalache (Romania) was born in Brasov in 1978 and has composed poems, essays, reviews and screenplays. In 2004 her first novel, »Est-falia,« was published, shortly followed by a second, »The Secretary’s Poem.«
Clemens Setz (Austria) was born in Graz in 1982. He has already published two novels, »Söhne und Planeten« (tr: Sons and Planets) and »Die Frequenzen« (tr: The Frequencies) the second of which was awarded the Bremen Literary Prize.
Afterwards, drinks will be available courtesy of the foundation. Free entry.
Unfortunately, Stefania Mihalache cannot attend the event tonight