Ben Faccini is an English novelist, writer and translator.
The son of an Italian father and English mother, Faccini grew up in rural France, but was educated in England.[1] He is the brother of the singer, songwriter and painter, Piers Faccini.
Having worked for many years at UNESCO in Paris (helping between 2008 and 2010 to run its My Life is a Story campaign, to raise awareness about street children),[2] Faccini has written extensively about educational innovations in the developing world.
His first novel, The Water-Breather, was published by Flamingo in 2002. The Guardian's review described it as "an assured and moving debut".[3]
The Guardian's review of Faccini's second novel, The Incomplete Husband (published by Portobello Books in 2007) commented that "Faccini's elegantly crafted prose is often poetic and carries complex emotions".[4]
Faccini has also edited with an introduction a collection of stories by six Italian authors: Outsiders (Quercus, 2013).
His translation into English of Lydie Salvayre's Pas pleurer (as Cry, Mother Spain) was published by MacLehose Press in 2016.
Faccini has acted as a tutor at the Arvon Foundation.[5]
Faccini is married to the artist and illustrator, Emily Faccini. They have three children and live in London and France.[6]