Background
He was born in Montichiari, near Brescia in Lombardy.
He was born in Montichiari, near Brescia in Lombardy.
University of Verona.
He is the author of Seminar on Youth and Vita standard di un venditore provvisorio di collant (published in English under the title The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhose Salesman). His other works include Louisiana Delfina Bizantina and Sodomie in Corpo 11 (translated by Stuart Hood as "Sodomies in Elevenpoint"). His publisher in the Anglophone world is Faber and Faber.