Duranti, Francesca (1935–)
Duranti, Francesca (1935–)
Italian novelist. Born 1935 in Genoa, Italy.
Translated short stories of Virginia Woolf; came to international prominence with La casa sul lago della luna (The House on Moon Lake, 1984); works, which often focus on writers and the writing process, include La bambina (1976), Piazza mi bella piazza (1978), Lieto fine (Happy Ending, 1987), Effetti personali (Personal Effects, 1988), Ultima stesura (1991), Progetto Burlamacchi (1994), Sogni Mancini (1996, trans. by Duranti as Left-handed Dreams), and Il comune senso delle proporzioni (2000). Awarded the Premio Bagutta, Premio Martina Franca, Premio Basilicata, Super Campiello, and Città di Milano.
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