Marta Morazzoni (born 1950) is an Italian educator and writer. She was born at

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and studied philosophy at the

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. She taught high school literature at Gallarate. She published ''La Ragazza col turbante'' (The Girl with the Turban), a group of stories, in 1986; it was translated into nine languages. Her 1988 novel ''L'invenzione della verità'' (The invention of truth) was a finalist for the

Premio Campiello The ''Premio Campiello'' is an annual Italian literary prize. A Jury of Literary Experts (''Giuria di letterati'' in Italian) identifies books published during the year and, in a public hearing, selects five of those as finalists. These books ar ...

. The novel ''Il caso Courrier'' published in 1997 was awarded the Premio Campiello and the United Kingdom Independent Foreign Fiction Award.

Selected works

* ''Casa materna'' (His Mother's House), novel (1992) - finalist for the Premio Campiello * ''L'estuario'' (Estuary), novel (1996) * ''Una lezione di stile'' (A lesson in style), novel (2002) * ''Un incontro inatteso per il consigliere Goethe'' (An unexpected meeting for counsellor Geothe) (2005)

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