Viola Ardone

Viola Ardone
Born21 November 1974 (1974-11-21) (age 50)
Naples, Italy
OccupationWriter

Viola Ardone (born 21 November 1974) is an Italian novelist.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Ardone studied at the liceo classico of Naples and in 1996 graduated in letters at the University of Naples Federico II.[1][2] After collaborating with educational book publisher Edizioni Simone, she started working as a literature teacher.[2]

After several short stories, Ardone made her novel debut in 2013 with La ricetta del cuore in subbuglio ("Recipe for the heart in turmoil").[2] She had her breakout in 2019 with The Children's Train (Italian: Il treno dei bambini), an historical novel about a family involved in the trains of happiness initiative.[3][4] The novel was translated in 36 languages,[5] and was adapted by Cristina Comencini in a Netflix original film with the same title.[6][7]

Her following novel, The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro, is inspired by Franca Viola's life events.[2][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Razzano, Pier Luigi (16 December 2018). "Viola Ardone: "La mia infanzia tra Arenella e Sanità e la mia vocazione per la scrittura"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ardone, Viola". Sapere.it. De Agostini. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ Becker, Alida (20 April 2021). "Spanning Centuries and Continents, Novels of Our Common Humanity". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ Dawson, Mackenzie (27 February 2021). "WWII novel reveals story of trains that saved Italy's children". New York Post. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Memoria e parola scritta, grandi temi toccati insieme a Viola Ardone: "Se la differenza è discriminazione, dite no"". Giffoni (in Italian). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ Ulivi, Stefania (29 March 2024). "La Netflix italiana da "Supersex" al "Gattopardo". «Raccontiamo il Paese, quello vero, senza tabù»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ Billington, Alex (12 February 2024). "First Teaser Trailer for Heartwarming Italian Film 'The Children's Train'". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ Donadey, Anne (July 2023). "Choice and solidarity in Viola Ardone's Oliva Denaro". Forum Italicum: A Journal of Italian Studies. 57 (4).
  9. ^ Spolaor, Filomena (25 September 2022). "Violenza, "Oliva Denaro" e quei "no" che cambiano il mondo". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.