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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

• Il dolore secondo Matteo, Roma : Minimum fax, 2007. ISBN 9788875211387
• Tutte le feste di domani, Milano : Rizzoli, 2013. ISBN 9788817064323
• 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
• Niente di vero, Torino : Einaudi, 2022. ISBN 9788806251895

Works in English

• The girl at the door London : 4th Estate, 2020. ISBN 9780008326364

References

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