Viola Ardone (born 21 November 1974) is an Italian novelist.
Viola Ardone | |
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| Born | 21 November 1974 (age 49) Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
Life and career
editBorn in Naples, Ardone studied at the liceo classico of Naples and in 1996 graduated in letters at the University of Naples Federico II.[1][2] After collaborating with educational book publisher Edizioni Simone, she started working as a literature teacher.[2]
After several short stories, Ardone made her novel debut in 2013 with La ricetta del cuore in subbuglio ("Recipe for the heart in turmoil").[2] She had her breakout in 2019 with The Children's Train (Italian: Il treno dei bambini), an historical novel about a family involved in the trains of happiness initiative.[3][4] The novel was translated in 36 languages,[5] and was adapted by Cristina Comencini in a Netflix original film with the same title.[6][7]
Her following novel, The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro, is inspired by Franca Viola's life events.[2][8][9]
References
edit- ^ Razzano, Pier Luigi (16 December 2018). "Viola Ardone: "La mia infanzia tra Arenella e Sanità e la mia vocazione per la scrittura"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ardone, Viola". Sapere.it. De Agostini. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Becker, Alida (20 April 2021). "Spanning Centuries and Continents, Novels of Our Common Humanity". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Dawson, Mackenzie (27 February 2021). "WWII novel reveals story of trains that saved Italy's children". New York Post. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Memoria e parola scritta, grandi temi toccati insieme a Viola Ardone: "Se la differenza è discriminazione, dite no"". Giffoni (in Italian). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Ulivi, Stefania (29 March 2024). "La Netflix italiana da "Supersex" al "Gattopardo". «Raccontiamo il Paese, quello vero, senza tabù»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Billington, Alex (12 February 2024). "First Teaser Trailer for Heartwarming Italian Film 'The Children's Train'". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Donadey, Anne (July 2023). "Choice and solidarity in Viola Ardone's Oliva Denaro". Forum Italicum: A Journal of Italian Studies. 57 (4).
- ^ Spolaor, Filomena (25 September 2022). "Violenza, "Oliva Denaro" e quei "no" che cambiano il mondo". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.