Andrea Vitali (born 5 February 1956) is an Italian writer.

Biography

Vitali was born in

Bellano Orrido di Bellano. Bellano (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and historic small town on the eastern shore of Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located at northern outlet of the Valsassina. Geography Bell ...

, on the eastern shore of

Lake Como Lake Como ( , ) also known as Lario, is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over deep, it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. ...

. After graduating from medical college, he worked as an MD until 2014. He debuted as a writer in 1990, with the

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) ...

''Il procuratore'', which won the "Montblanc Award for Young Novel". In 1995 he won the "Piero Chiara Literary Award" for ''L'ombra di Marinetti'', and, in 2003, with ''Una finestra vistalago'', he won the

Grinzane Cavour Prize The Grinzane Cavour Prize (1982–2009) was an Italian literary award established in 1982 by Francesco Meotto. The annual award ceremony took place in the medieval castle of Grinzane Cavour. The goal of the prize was to attract young people to re ...

. Vitali has written many more novels and novellas, some of which have gone on to win several further literary awards. His books have been translated in more than 10 languages.

External links

Official website
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