Anna Russo

Anna Russo born in Naples, Italy,her debut as a writer partly came about after she received a major literary prize for travel writing: "The Next Generation". As a result of the grant she lived for twelve years in Southern France where she became close to the gypsies, particularly two of the "grand" families of Reyes and Baliardo. From this research and collaboration, she wrote two important books, "Gitani si nasce e si diventa" (We are born and we become Gypsies) and El Cante Flamenco (The Flamenco Song), which received support from the Spanish Consulate in Italy and by the Cervantes Cultural Institute.

Her meeting with the publisher Salani generated another book, "La bambina Babilonia" (The Girl Babilonia), which received great success and was awarded numerous prizes. Following this success, she signed with Einaudi Ragazzi one of the most respected publishers in Italy.

Her new writing includes: "Pao alla conquista del mondo" (Pao conqueror the world) published in 2006 and "Un fratello nei cornflakes" ( A brother in Cereals) to be published in February 2007 by Einaudi Ragazzi represent a decisive turn in the poetics and direction of this author. She lives in Rome, Italy. In 2008 she Published "Ibrahim, il bambino del campo" Ibrahim, a boy in the field.

Opere

*"Gitani si nasce e si diventa" Stampa alternativa 2003
*"El cante flamenco" Stampa Alternativa 2004
*"La bambina babilonia" Salani 2005
*"Pao alla conquista del mondo" Einaudi r. 2006
*"Caro Hamid, fratello lontano" Einaudi r. 2007
*"Ibrahim, a boy in the field" Fatatrac 2008

Collegamenti esterni

* [http://www.salani.it/ sito ufficiale salani]
* [http://www.comune.rivadelgarda.tn.it/biblioteca Biblioriva]
* [http://www.domenicapapa.rai.it/libri8_12.html/E'domenica Papà RAI]
* [http://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/caro-hamid-fratello-lontano-russo/libro/9788847719200/libreia universitaria]