Giosuè Calaciura

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Giosuè Calaciura is an Italian writer. He was born in Palermo in 1960. A career journalist, he writes regularly for many daily newspapers and magazines. He also writes for the theatre and radio.

His debut novel Malacarne was published in 1998. Other works include:

  • Sgobbo (2002)
  • La figlia perduta. La favola dello Slum (2005)
  • Urbi et Orbi (2006)
  • Bambini e altri animali (short stories, 2013)
  • Pantelleria (2016)
  • Borgo Vecchio (2017) - Premio Marco Polo Venise 2019, Prix Mediterranée 2020
  • Il tram di Natale (2018) - Premio Presidi del Libro “Alessandro Leogrande” 2019
  • Io sono Gesù (2021)
  • Una notte (2022)

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Biography

His father was Palermo journalist Anselmo Calaciura, and his mother, Grazia Cianetti, a poet and teacher.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhRgukAjEnA|title=Sotto il carrubbo, Anselmo Calaciura}} A journalist for L'Ora of Palermo, when the newspaper closed (1992) he opened the restaurant “Le mura dell'Itria,” frequented by many journalists and writers, including Goffredo Fofi.

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Category:Italian writers

Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:Date of birth missing (living people)

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