Emiliano Reali

Emiliano Reali ({{IPA|it|emiˈljaːno reˈaːli}}); born November 3, 1976, in Rome, is an Italian writer and blogger. Some of his books have been translated into English and Spanish. He currently lives in Rome.

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| period = 2001–present

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Life and works

Reali was born in Rome on November 3, 1976, and his career began in 2001 when he won a literary prize from the Holden School of Turin[http://scrittevolmente.com/2013/12/05/novita-ordinary-emiliano-reali/ Novità Ordinary-Emiliano Reali], (in Italian) Scrittevolmente with La corda d'argento (The silver cord), after inserted into the collection Sul ciglio del dirupo. His books deal with personal and social issues: from fairy tales for children and fantasy novels, to hardness and violence in novels and short stories.[http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/corriere-maxi.jpg Di notte il ragazzo diventa Bambi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000129/http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/corriere-maxi.jpg |date=September 24, 2015 }}, (in Italian) Corriere della Sera, June 10, 2009

Ordinary, his first novel, was published in 2004, denouncing homophobia and telling the difficulties of a young gay man,[http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/corriere%20della%20sera%2013%20giugno.jpg Storia di un giovane gay in una Roma ostile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000127/http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/corriere%20della%20sera%2013%20giugno.jpg |date=September 24, 2015 }}, (in Italian) by Simona De Santis, Corriere della sera, June 13, 2008 and was turned into a play for The Special Project Theatre 2007/2008,[http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/repubblica4gennaio%20ok.jpg Ordinary, vari modi di essere omosessuali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000150/http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/repubblica4gennaio%20ok.jpg |date=September 24, 2015 }}, (in Italian) by Rodolfo di Giammarco, la Repubblica, January 4, 2009 sponsored by the City of Rome and the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers.[http://www.aureliomancuso.it/2012/07/06/siamo-tutti-sul-ciglio-del-dirupo-settimanale-gli-altri/ Siamo tutti sul "ciglio del dirupo"], (in Italian) by Aurelio Mancuso, Settimanale Gli Altri, July 6, 2012 In 2008 he published the illustrated fairy tale for children Il cristallo del cuore (The crystal of heart);[http://cerca.unita.it/ARCHIVE/xml/280000/278056.xml?key=Camilla+Furia&first=21&orderby=1&f=fir Bambini, andiamo a salvare la natura] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221181029/http://cerca.unita.it/ARCHIVE/xml/280000/278056.xml?key=Camilla+Furia&first=21&orderby=1&f=fir |date=February 21, 2015 }}, (in Italian) by Camilla Furia Corsi, l'Unità, November 15, 2008 together with La reggia di luce (The palace of light) written in 2009, they have become a textbook for elementary schools.[http://www.gayvillage.it/events/event/emiliano-reali-presenta-il-suo-libro-ordinary/ Emiliano Reali presenta il suo libro Ordinary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221182709/http://www.gayvillage.it/events/event/emiliano-reali-presenta-il-suo-libro-ordinary/ |date=February 21, 2015 }}, (in Italian) Gayvillage.it, August 3, 2013 2009 also saw the publishing of his second novel Se Bambi fosse trans? (What if Bambi were a trans?), dealing with gender identity and sexual orientation issues,[http://www.digayproject.org/Archivio-notizie/Libri-&-comics/sul_ciglio.php?c=5350&m=113&l=it/ "Sul ciglio del dirupo", il nuovo libro di Emiliano Reali], (in Italian) Digayproject.org which received critical interest.[http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/edizioni/20100719/pdf/NAZ/pages/20100719_39_19LIB39A.pdf&query= E se Bambi fosse un transessuale? Una favola "vera"...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221181735/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Fedizioni%2F20100719%2Fpdf%2FNAZ%2Fpages%2F20100719_39_19LIB39A.pdf&query= |date=February 21, 2015 }}, (in Italian) by Delia Vaccarello, l'Unità, July 19, 2010

In 2010 two stories were published in two anthologies: Dannato (Damned), in Controcuore and Laura Pausini, in Diva Mon Amour, part of the proceeds being donated to the fight against AIDS.[http://www.leggereonline.com/editoria/64-autori/296-emiliano-reali.html "Emiliano Reali. Una passione:scrivere!" ] (in Italian) Leggereonline In 2011 his fantasy novel Il seme della speranza (The Seed of Hope) was published, a story about today's society, which focused on the effects of greed for power and money in today's society.[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/gennaio/28/seme_della_speranza_Emiliano_Reali_co_10_110128044.shtml Il seme della speranza di Emiliano Reali], (in Italian) Corriere della Sera, January 28, 2011 That same year he wrote the story and screenplay for the short film Santallegria,[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3584856/ Santallegria], IMDb on the subject of transsexuality.[http://vimeo.com/35709276 Santallegria], Vimeo, teaser In 2012 he published a collection of short stories Sul ciglio del dirupo (On the edge), with a preface by the prince Jonathan Doria Pamphilj,[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/maggio/30/Emiliano_Reali_racconto_dieci_anni_co_10_120530043.shtml Emiliano Reali racconto di dieci anni], (in Italian) Corriere della Sera, May 30, 2012 sponsored by the city of Rome for its social value.[http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/patrocinio.jpg Patrocinio Roma Capitale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000147/http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/patrocinio.jpg |date=September 24, 2015 }} (in Italian) For his anti-discrimination efforts, in 2012 he was selected to be part of the honorary committee of the association Equality Italia, founded by Aurelio Mancuso, which aims to become "the first Italian lobby on civil rights".[http://www.equalityitalia.it/onore Comitato d'Onore Equality Italia ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228033130/http://www.equalityitalia.it/onore |date=February 28, 2014 }} (in Italian)

In May 2013 a totally rewritten version of Ordinary was published,[http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/evidenzia%20libri.jpg Ordinary di Emiliano Reali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000136/http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/evidenzia%20libri.jpg |date=September 24, 2015 }}, (in Italian) Evidenzia Libri, August 23, 2013 and it was the first ARBook in Italy to use augmented reality.[http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/corriere%20big%20ok.jpg Ordinary, oltre la realtà] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000123/http://www.emilianoreali.it/images/stories/corriere%20big%20ok.jpg |date=September 24, 2015 }} (in Italian) by Natalia Di Stefano, Corriere della Sera, July 26, 2013 This was followed, at the end of the year, by a comic version of the novel.[http://www.affaritaliani.it/culturaspettacoli/ritorna-ordinary.html Graphic novel/Ritorna Ordinary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003021228/http://www.affaritaliani.it/culturaspettacoli/ritorna-ordinary.html |date=October 3, 2015 }}, (in Italian) by Alessandra Peluso, Affaritaliani.it, December 2, 2013 In December 2014 a bilingual version, Italian and English, of Sul ciglio del dirupo was published for the American market, along with On the Edge.[http://www.affaritaliani.it/libri-editori/emiliano-reali-un-astro-brilla-nel-cielo-di-washington.html Emiliano Reali: un astro brilla nel cielo di Washington] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119071454/http://www.affaritaliani.it/libri-editori/emiliano-reali-un-astro-brilla-nel-cielo-di-washington.html |date=November 19, 2015 }}, (in Italian) by Alessandra Peluso, Affaritaliani.it, September 23, 2014 Reali presented the book at New York University and the Italian Cultural Institute at the Italian Embassy in Washington.{{cite web|accessdate=8 November 2017|title=On the Edge by Emiliano Reali|url=http://www.iicwashington.esteri.it/iic_washington/it/gli_eventi/calendario/2014/12/on-the-edge-by-emiliano-reali.html|website=iicwashington.esteri.it}}

In November 2015 a new publisher – Meridiano Zero of the [http://www.odoya.it/index.php?main_page=page&id=10&chapter= Odoya Group]- republished Se Bambi fosse trans? in a new edition and also published simultaneously its sequel Maschio o femmina?[http://www.internationalpost.org/contents/Maschio_o_Femmina_Di_Emiliano_Reali_2943.html Maschio o Femmina? Di Emiliano Reali], (in Italian) drafting, International Post, November 2015 (Male or female?),[http://www.internationalpost.org/contents/Maschio_o_Femmina_Di_Emiliano_Reali_2950.html Maschio o Femmina? Di Emiliano Reali], (in Italian) by Attilio Miani, International Post, November 2015 and in 2017 published the third book closing the Bambi trilogy Ad ogni costo (At any cost).[http://www.internationalwebpost.org/contents/%E2%80%9CAd_Ogni_Costo%E2%80%9D_7633.html Ad ogni costo Di Emiliano Reali], (in Italian) by Attilio Miani, International Post, November 2017 He keeps the column Nel giardino delle parole (in the garden of words) on the Huffington Post (Italian edition), where he recounted books[https://www.huffingtonpost.it/author/emiliano-reali/ Emiliano Reali's blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231609/https://www.huffingtonpost.it/author/emiliano-reali/ |date=September 30, 2018 }}, (in Italian), HuffPost and he collaborates with the Italian daily newspapers Il Mattino and Il Riformista.

In 2020 and 2021 were published two new editions of Il seme della speranza (The Seed of Hope) and the novel was used in several schools like reading text and "Se Bambi fosse trans?" was published in Spanish in Mexico, Argentina and Spain. In 2022 Reali published Bambi. Storia di una metamorfosi (Bambi. Story of a metamorphosis), novel well received from the press and the readers and recently collaborated to the realization of the serie Refuge produced by Lucky Red.

In 2024, he collaborated on the university volume "Manual of LGBTQIA+ Studies" (Utet), contributing two modules: one on LGBTQIA+ narrative and one on LGBTQIA+ journalism. He then published a short story in the photographic volume "Pride" (Scripta Maneant).

The film adaptation rights of "Bambi. Story of a Metamorphosis" have been sold, a financial contribution has been obtained from the Ministry of Culture, and a film based on the first chapter of the trilogy is in progress.

Bibliography

=Novels=

Ordinary (Serarcangeli Editore, 2004) {{ISBN|88-7408-047-6}}
Se Bambi fosse trans? (Edizioni Azimut, 2009) {{ISBN|978-88-6003-098-6}}
Ordinary ARBook (Edizioni DEd'A, 2013) {{ISBN|978-88-96121-83-2}}
Se Bambi fosse trans? (Edizioni Meridiano Zero, 2015) {{ISBN|978-88-8237-345-0}}
Maschio o femmina? (Edizioni Meridiano Zero, 2015) {{ISBN|978-88-8237-346-7}}
Ad ogni costo (Edizioni Meridiano Zero, 2017) {{ISBN|978-88-8237-464-8}}
Bambi. Storia di una metamorfosi (Avagliano, 2022) {{ISBN|978-88-8309-432-3}}

=Anthologies=

Dannato, in Controcuore (Edizioni Azimut, 2010) {{ISBN|978-88-6003-113-6}}
Laura Pausini, in Diva Mon Amour (Edizioni Azimut, 2010) {{ISBN|978-88-6003-123-5}}