Paolo Di Stefano
Born1956
Avola, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
OccupationWriter

Paolo Di Stefano (born 1956) is an Italian novelist and journalist.

Life and career

Born in Avola, Di Stefano graduated in Romance studies at the University of Pavia and then started working as a journalist and a columnist for various publications, including Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica and Corriere del Ticino.[1] He debuted as a novelist in 1994, and won several awards including the Viareggio Prize in 2013 for Giallo d'Avola and the Bagutta Prize in 2016 for Ogni altra vita.[2] In 2008 he was a finalist of the Premio Campiello for the novel Nel cuore che ti cerca.[3] He is also an author of essays, short stories and collections of poems.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Di Stefano, Paolo". Enciclopedia on line (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Giraudi, Giovanna (2 February 2016). "Premio Bagutta 2016: ex aequo a Paolo Di Stefano e Paolo Maurensig". SoloLibri (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Premi: Campiello, selezionata cinquina finalisti". Adnkronos. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2022.


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