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Valeria Parrella

ヴァレリア・パッレーラ

Valeria Parrella

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1974-01-01 (Torre del Greco)
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Torre del Greco

Career

Occupations
author, playwright, activist
Active Years
2003-
Affiliations
La Repubblica, L'Espresso, Grazia
Nominations
Shortlisted for Premio Strega (2005, Per grazia ricevuta), Shortlisted for Premio Lattes Grinzane (2020)

Education

University of Naples Federico II
Classical Literature
Country: Italy
Graduated in Classical Literature

Awards

Premio Campiello (debut)
2004
Work: Mosca più balena
Result: 受賞
Premio Renato Fucini
2005
Work: Per grazia ricevuta
Result: 受賞
Premio Procida-Isola di Arturo-Elsa Morante
2004
Work: Mosca più balena
Result: 受賞
Premio Letterario Basilicata
2008
Work: Lo spazio bianco
Result: 受賞
Premio Tonino Guerra
2010
Work: Lo spazio bianco (film)
Category: 最優秀キャラクター
Result: 受賞
Zerilli-Marimò Prize
2006
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mosca più balena

2003 Short story collection

Collection of short stories. Debut work.

Per grazia ricevuta (For grace received)

2005 Short story collection

Collection of short stories. Shortlisted for Premio Strega.

Translations
  • English translation: For grace received (2009)

Lo spazio bianco

2008 Novel

Novel. Adapted into a film.

Adaptations
  • [Film] Lo spazio bianco (2009)

Almarina

2019 Novel

Bibliography

  • Mosca più balena (2003)
  • Per grazia ricevuta (2005)
  • Troppa importanza all'amore (2015)
  • Lo spazio bianco (2008)
  • Ma quale amore (2010)
  • Lettera di dimissioni (2011)
  • Tempo di imparare (2014)
  • Enciclopedia della donna. Aggiornamento (2017)
  • Almarina (2019)

Adaptations

  • Lo spazio bianco (film, 2009)

Translations of Works

  • Per grazia ricevuta → For grace received (English, 2009)

Legacy

Italian author and playwright, recipient of several literary awards.

Trivia

  • Specialized in Italian Sign Language
  • Contributor to La Repubblica and L'Espresso