Sandra Petrignani (born July 9, 1952) is an Italian journalist and writer. She was born in Piacenza and received a literature degree from the University of Rome. Piacenza worked as a journalist, becoming an editor for

Il Messaggero ''Il Messaggero'' (Italian : "The Messenger") is an Italian newspaper based in Rome, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1878. History and profile ''Il Messaggero'' was founded in December 1878. On 1 January 1879, the first issue of ''Il M ...

in 1987. In the same year, she won the Elsa Morante Prize for her novel ''Navigazioni di Circe''. In 1989, she became editor for ''

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''. Her short story collection ''Poche storie'' was a finalist for the Viareggio Prize in 1993. ''La scrittrice abita qui'', published in 2002, was a finalist for the Strega Prize.

Selected works

* ''Il catalogo dei giocattoli'' (1988), short stories * ''Come cadono i fulmini'' (1991), novel * ''Vecchi'' (1994), short stories * ''Ultima India'' (1996), travel narrative * ''Come fratello e sorella'' (1998), novel * ''Dopo cena'' (1999), radio script * ''Care presenze'' (2004), novel.

References

1952 births Living people Italian women novelists Italian women journalists People from Piacenza Italian women short story writers 20th-century Italian women writers 20th-century Italian novelists 21st-century Italian women writers 21st-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian short story writers 21st-century Italian short story writers {{Italy-writer-stub