Alessandro Defilippi is an Italian writer and screenwriter. Born in

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, he works as a

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. His published works include the

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tales collection '' Una lunga consuetudine'' (Sellerio, 1994) and two novels, '' Locus Animae'' (Passigli, 1999), a psychological thriller, and '' Angeli'' (Passigli 2002), a

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with themes of

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, politics, ethics and philosophy. He also worked on the screenplay for ''Prendimi l'anima'', directed by

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, and has written poetry.

Bibliography

* ''Una lunga consuetudine'' (1994) * ''Locus animae'' (1999) * ''Angeli'' (2002) * ''Cuori bui, usanze ignote'' (2006) * ''Le Perdute Tracce Degli Dei'' (2008) * ''Manca sempre una piccola cosa'' (2010) * ''Danubio rosso. L'alba dei barbari'' (2011) * ''Onryo, avatar di morte'' (2012) * ''Per una cipolla di Tropea'' (2012) * ''La paziente n° 9'' (2009) * ''Giallo panettone'' (2012) * ''Il teorema dell'ombra'' (2014)

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