Marcello Fois

Marcello Fois

Writer

Born in Nuoro in 1960, after receiving his degree in Italian studies at the University of Bologna in 1986, he dedicated himself to writing. In 1992, he published Ferro recente (written three years earlier) and Picta (which won the Premio Italo Calvino), both with Granata Press. Six years later, Sempre caro (Einaudi) was released, the first novel of a trilogy that also includes Sangue dal cielo (1999) and L’altro mondo (2002), published by Il Maestrale. Like his other works, these novels reflect his adherence to the noir genre, often set within a clearly defined regional context, that of Sardinia. Fois is also a screenwriter for television, cinema, and theater, and over the years has received numerous awards. Notable among these are the Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for Italian fiction and the Volponi Prize for Memoria del vuoto (Einaudi, 2006). In 2012, he was a finalist for the Premio Campiello with Nel tempo di mezzo (Einaudi, 2012), and in 2013 he published the novel L’importanza dei luoghi comuni with Einaudi. In 2014, he edited the anthology Sei per la Sardegna (Einaudi), a charity project supporting the flood victims in Sardinia. The following year saw the release of the novels Luce perfetta (which won the Premio Mondello Opera Italiana in 2016) and Ex voto (Minimum fax). Among his recent works—all published in 2016—are Manuale di lettura creativa, Stesso sangue, and Quasi Grazia, all with Einaudi. In 2017 he published Del dirsi addio, followed in 2018 by the poetry collection L’infinito non finire and the essay Renzo, Lucia e io, all with Einaudi. In 2019, the novel Pietro e Paolo (Einaudi) was released. In 2021, he published the essay L’invenzione degli italiani. Dove ci porta Cuore (Einaudi), and in 2022 La mia Babele (Solferino). A co-founder of the literary festival L’Isola delle Storie in Gavoi, he served as its president from 2009 to 2023 and returns this year as a welcome author and guest.

04/07 - ore 19:30

Sant'Antiocru

I figli dell’istante

Marcello Fois incontra Edoardo Albinati

05/07 - ore 22:00

Sant'Antiocru

Invecchiare con filosofia

Marcello Fois incontra Beppe Severgnini

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