Veronica Raimo

Veronica Raimo (born 1978) is an Italian writer, translator, and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in Rome in 1978,[1] she earned a degree in literature with a thesis on German cinema. After graduation, she lived in Berlin, working as a researcher at Humboldt University.[2]

She is sister of the writer Christian Raimo.[3]

Career

After working as a translator from English for several publishing houses,[4] she published the novel Il dolore secondo Matteo in 2007. This debut was followed by two more novels, stories published in magazines and anthologies,[5] and a collection of short stories published in Germany, Eines Tages alles dir.[6]

The Girl at the Door, published in October 2019 by Grove Atlantic, is her first novel to be translated into English.[7]

In 2012 she co-wrote the film Bella addormentata ("Sleeping Beauty") directed by Marco Bellocchio, receiving a 2013 Nastri d'argento (Silver Ribbon) nomination for best screenplay.[8]

Her articles and reviews have appeared in magazines and newspapers including Rolling Stone,[9] la Repubblica XL, il manifesto, Corriere della Sera and Amica.[10]

Works
  • Tutte le feste di domani, Milano : Rizzoli, 2013. ISBN 9788817064323
  • Il dolore secondo Matteo, Roma : Minimum fax, 2007. ISBN 9788875211387
  • Miden : romanzo, Milano : Mondadori, 2018. ISBN 9788804687580
  • Le bambinacce, Milano : Feltrinelli, settembre 2019. ISBN 9788807033599
  • Lezioni di anatomia : il corpo umano in quindici storie, Roma : Minimum fax, 2019. ISBN 9788833890883
Works in English
  • The girl at the door London : 4th Estate, 2020. ISBN 9780008326364

References
  1. Milani, Noemi (April 6, 2018). "Veronica Raimo e il nuovo romanzo: Spesso la storia di una coppia finisce per diventare l'aderenza a dei ruoli". Il Libraio. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. Bernardeschi, Filippo (January 15, 2015). "Intervista a Veronica Raimo". Tutto Mondo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. Parente, Massimiliano (April 7, 2015). "Ecco il mio inno a Lagioia (io che lo conosco bene)". Il Giornale. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. "Autori: Veronica Raimo". PordenoneLegge. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. "Veronica Raimo". Granta Italia. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  6. "The Girl at the Door". Grove Atlantic Books. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. Renata Aron, Nina (October 21, 2019). "Fiction in the Age of MeToo". Jezebel. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. "Artisti: Veronica Raimo". Officine Artistiche. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. "Autore: Veronica Raimo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  10. Vitale, Edoardo (May 10, 2014). "Veronica Raimo, intervista". Dude Mag. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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