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Sara Rattaro

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Sara Rattaro

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1975-06-09 (Genoa, Italy)
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian

Career

Occupations
Writer, Novelist, Former pharmaceutical representative
Active Years
2010-

Education

University of Genoa
Biology
Degree: 学士(生物学)
Period: 1995–1999
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: Italy
Degree in Biology
University of Genoa
Communication Studies
Degree: 学士(コミュニケーション学)
Period: 2006–2009
Year of Graduation: 2009
Country: Italy
Degree in Communication Studies

Awards

Premio Città di Rieti
2014
Organization: Premio Città di Rieti organizers
Result: 受賞
Premio Bancarella
2015
Work: Niente è come te
Organization: Premio Bancarella organizers
Result: 受賞
Premio Rhegium Julii - Fortunato Seminara Special Award
2015
Organization: Premio Rhegium Julii organizers
Result: 受賞(特別賞)
Rapallo Carige Prize
2016
Work: Splendi più che puoi
Organization: Rapallo Carige organizers
Result: 受賞
Fenice Europa Prize
2017
Organization: Fenice Europa organizers
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sulla sedia sbagliata

2010 Novel

An early novel exploring relationships and self-understanding.

relationshipsself-discovery

Un uso qualunque di te

2012 Novel

A work about personal and family bonds and the weight of choices.

familychoices

Non volare via

2013 Novel

An emotional story dealing with loss and renewal.

lossrenewal

Niente è come te

2014 Novel

A novel about women's lives and complex emotions; won the Premio Bancarella in 2015.

womenemotionsrelationships
Translations
  • Spanish translation
  • German translation

Splendi più che puoi

2016 Novel

A novel about women's strength and resilience; won the Rapallo Carige Prize in 2016.

womenresilienceabuse
Translations
  • Dutch translation
  • Russian translation

L'amore addosso

2017 Novel

A relatively short novel focusing on love and human relationships.

loverelationships

Il cacciatore di sogni

2017 Children's book

Rattaro's first children's book, themed around dreams and imagination.

dreamsimagination

Uomini che restano

2018 Novel

A work reconsidering images of men and the nature of family.

menfamily

Sentirai parlare di me

2019 Novel

A recent work about personal growth and relationships with others.

growthrelationships

Bibliography

  • Sulla sedia sbagliata (2010)
  • Un uso qualunque di te (2012)
  • Non volare via (2013)
  • Niente è come te (2014)
  • Splendi più che puoi (2016)
  • L'amore addosso (2017)
  • Il cacciatore di sogni (2017) — children's book
  • Uomini che restano (2018)
  • Sentirai parlare di me (2019)

Translations of Works

  • Works translated into Spanish, German, Dutch and Russian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear, empathetic narrationContemporary style emphasizing interior characterization
Recurring Motifs
female perspectivemotherhoodfamily bondsrenewal and resilience

Legacy

Sara Rattaro is regarded as a contemporary Italian writer focusing on women's and family issues. She has received several literary awards and her works have been translated into multiple languages.

Trivia

  • Holds degrees in Biology (1999) and Communication Studies (2009) from the University of Genoa.
  • Worked as a pharmaceutical representative before becoming a full-time writer.
  • Writes primarily about women's lives, motherhood and domestic abuse.
  • Won the Premio Bancarella in 2015 for Niente è come te.
  • Won the Rapallo Carige Prize in 2016 for Splendi più che puoi.
  • Published her first children's book Il cacciatore di sogni in 2017.