Silvia Ballestra (born 1969) is an Italian writer. In 2006 she won the

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Life

Ballestra was born in

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in 1969. She was discovered by

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and began publishing novels, short stories and essays since 1990. Her debut book was ''Birthday of the Iguana'' and it has been translated into several languages. From that book and the following book ''La guerra degli Antò'' was taken the script of a film, ''

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'' by

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. She has a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature. She has edited various translations from both French and English. She has worked with the newspaper ''

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'' and several magazines and other newspapers. She has lived and worked in Milan. In 2006 she won the

for ''La seconda Dora''.List of winners
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Works include

* ''Compleanno dell'iguana'' (''Birthday of the Iguana'') Arnoldo Mondadori, Milano, 1991. * ''La guerra degli Antò'', (''The war of Anto'') Einaudi, Torino, 1992. * ''La giovinezza della signorina N.N. : una storia d'amore'' (''The youthfulness of Miss NN''), Baldini & Castoldi, Milano, 1998. * ''Zona : scritture dal territorio'', Zona, ecco (Genova)

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* ''La Seconda Dora'' Rizzoli, Milano, 2006. * ''I giorni della Rotonda'' Rizzoli, Milano, 2009. * ''Amiche mie : romanzo'' Mondadori, Milano, 2014. * ''La nuova stagione'' Bompiani, Milano, Italia, 2019. * ''La Sibilla : vita di Joyce Lussu'', GLF Editori Laterza, Bari-Roma, 2022. ;Anthologies * Contribution to the anthology ''Papergang, under 25'', 1990 * * * *''The hills across the street. A trip around the life of Tullio Pericoli'', Rizzoli, 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballestra, Silvia 1969 births Living people People from the Province of Fermo 20th-century Italian novelists 21st-century Italian novelists Italian women novelists 20th-century Italian women writers 21st-century Italian women writers