Andrea Bajani

Andrea Bajani ( born August 16, 1975 in Rome, Italy ) is an Italian writer and journalist.

Life

Bajani moved at an early age with his parents to Cuneo in Piedmont and later to Turin, where he still lives and works today. After his first two novels he had in 2005 with Cordiali saluti his first major success. Thereafter, he concentrated on writing for theater and radio. As a journalist, he has since been working for newspapers such as La Stampa, L' Unità and Il Sole 24 Ore.

2006 was followed by a documentary about the Italian precarity. Bajani related titles as an old battle cry of the Italian working class Wed Spezzo ma non m'impiego ( I break, but I do not lean forward ). The novel Lorenzo travel (Se le consideri colpe ) from the year 2007 has won several awards in Italy. After Domani niente scuola ( Tomorrow there is no school ) followed in 2010 Ogni promessa, the 2011 was also award winning.

Prices

• 2008: Premio Mondello for Lorenzo's journey
• 2008: Premio Recanati for the same book
• 2008: Premio Brancati for the same novel
• 2011: Premio BAGUTTA for storytelling for Ogni Promessa

Works

• Morto un papa. ( A pope is dead ), Porto Franco editori, Fossa 2002.
• Qui non ci sono perdenti. ( There are no losers ) Pequod 2003.
• Cordiali saluti. Einaudi, Turin 2005, ISBN 88-06-17297-2. German: With warm regards. Übs by Pieke Biermann. dtv premium, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-24793-1.

• German: Lorenzo's journey. Übs.von Pieke Biermann. dtv premium, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-423-24866-2.

• German: love and other promises. Übs.von Pieke Biermann. dtv premium, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-24918-8.