Luca Di Fulvio (13 May 1957 – 31 May 2023), also known by the pen name Duke J. Blanco, was an Italian novelist and stage actor.
Luca Di Fulvio | |
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.jpg) Di Fulvio in 2021 | |
| Born | 13 May 1957 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 31 May 2023 (aged 66) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
Life and career edit
Born in Rome, Di Fulvio studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, and then started his acting career, first being a member of The Living Theatre and later working on stage with Andrzej Wajda and with the theatrical company La Festa Mobile.[1]
After working as an editorial consultant for several publishing houses,[2] Di Fulvio made his literary debut in 1998, with the novel Zelter.[1] He had his breakout in 2000, with his crime novel The Mannequin Man (Italian: L'impagliatore), which in 2004 was adapted in the film Eyes of Crystal.[1][2] Among his best known works were the historical epic novels La scala di Dioniso ("The Dionysus' Staircase", 2006), The Boy Who Granted Dreams (Italian: La gang dei sogni, 2008), and The Girl who Reached for the Stars (Italian: La ragazza che toccava il cielo, 2015).[3][4] More successful in France and Germany than in his home country, several of his later novels were first released abroad rather than in Italy.[3] His 2020 novel La ballata della Città Eterna ("The Ballad of the Eternal City") was finalist at the 2021 Premio Bancarella.[2]
Di Fulvio died of ALS on 31 May 2023, at the age of 66.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Di Fulvio, Luca". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Redazione Cultura (1 June 2023). "È morto lo scrittore Luca Di Fulvio, era malato di SLA: "Resterà sempre con noi"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Barbàra, Ugo (4 June 2023). "Incredibile e triste storia di Luca Di Fulvio, scrittore amato all'estero e (quasi) ignorato in Italia". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Bajos, Sandrine (1 June 2023). "Disparition : le romancier Luca Di Fulvio est décédé de la maladie de Charcot". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links edit
- Luca Di Fulvio at Open Library
- Luca Di Fulvio at Goodreads
- Luca Di Fulvio at IMDb
- Luca Di Fulvio discography at Discogs