Career
In 2003 his novel where the fantastic element is mixed with a strong autobiographical element, Mauvais signes (published by Gallimard, Série Noire) was first distributed in France. lieutenant was published in Italy with the title Pessimi segnali (published by Marsilio, 2004). In the novel Le colline oscure (published by Barbera, 2008) Angelo, the protagonist of Pessimi segnali, returns.
The jury for this award consisted of hundreds of children.
In 2011 Con un poco di zucchero (published by Mondadori, Sis) was published. The first chapter of another novel set in Florence, and never published in Italy (Louisiana donna dell"ippopotamo) came out in 2012 in the Dutch anthology De stedenverzamelaar.
In 2012 the historical novel Attila was published by Feltrinelli. As a journalist he has a column in the Corriere Fiorentino called Storie d"amore in which he tells of the lives of real couples.
He is a trekking and spear fishing enthusiast and is the author of various nature reportages.
