Premio Bancarella
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Edition 65 (2017) Winner
Matteo Strukul
マッテオ・ストルクル
Matteo Strukul
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973-09-08 （Padua, Italy）
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Residence History
- Padua (birth) → Venice (study/research) → Rome (work/residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Screenwriter, Adjunct professor
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- Link Campus University (adjunct professor), Il Venerdì di Repubblica (contributor), Historical Novel Society (member)
- Memberships
- Historical Novel Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Padua | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | Laurea (Law degree) | — | Italy |
| Ca' Foscari University of Venice | Faculty of Law | PhD in European Contract Law | PhD | — | Italy |
University of Padua
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
Laurea (Law degree)
Country:
Italy
Obtained a law degree (year unknown)
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Faculty of Law
/ PhD in European Contract Law
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Italy
PhD in European Contract Law (year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Premio Bancarella | I Medici: Ascendancy | — | Premio Bancarella organization | 受賞 |
Premio Bancarella
2017
Work:
I Medici: Ascendancy
Organization:
Premio Bancarella organization
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ballad of Mila
2011 Thriller / NoirA thriller/noir set in the Veneto region of Italy, centered on the character Mila and the events surrounding her.
CrimeRevengeLocal society
Translations
- English edition (The Ballad of Mila)
Medici – Ascendancy
2016 Historical fictionA historical novel set in Florence chronicling the rise of the Medici family. First volume of a tetralogy.
Power strugglesFamily sagaRenaissance politics
Adaptations
- [Film (optioned)]
Translations
- English (Medici – Ascendancy)
Medici – Supremacy
2017 Historical fictionSecond book of the Medici series, exploring individual ambition and family power dynamics.
PowerIntrigueIndividual fate
Translations
- English (Medici – Supremacy)
Vlad Dracul (Vlad) trilogy
2020 Comics / Historical fictionA comic trilogy focused on Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Ţepeş), illustrated by Andrea Mutti.
HistoryViolenceLegend
Translations
- English (Vlad Dracul)
Bibliography
- La ballata di Mila (2011) / The Ballad of Mila (English 2014)
- I Medici. Una dinastia al potere (2016) / Medici – Ascendancy (English 2019)
- I Medici. Un uomo al potere (2017) / Medici – Supremacy (English release announced)
- Vlad trilogy (2020)
Adaptations
- Film optioned (multiple works)
- Video game script (Dark Renaissance)
Translations of Works
- English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Serbian, Romanian, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Historically grounded narrationThrilling, cinematic pacingDetail-oriented realism based on sources
- Recurring Motifs
- Power and its corruptionFamily and successionCycles of violence and revenge
Legacy
Matteo Strukul is known for his historical novels set in the Renaissance period and has become one of Italy's bestselling contemporary historical novelists. His works have attracted film and game adaptation interest and have seen international translations.
Academic Societies
- Historical Novel Society
In Popular Culture
- Film optioning of novels and involvement in video game scripting (Dark Renaissance)
Trivia
- His works have been translated into more than twenty languages.
- Won the Premio Bancarella in 2017 for the first Medici novel.
- The comic series Vlad focuses on the historical figure Vlad the Impaler.