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name: Milena Agus
about: Milena Agus was born in Genoa to Sardinian parents, and now lives in Cagliari, a recurrent setting for the action in her novels. She used to teach Italian and History at a secondary school, and is now at the Liceo Artistico of Cagliari "Foiso Fois". “The House in Via Manno" (originally published in Italy as “Mal di pietre"), her second novel, won three Italian literary awards, and has been a bestseller in Italy, France, and Germany. In December 2008, Milena Agus was awarded the prestigous Zerilli-Marimò Prize in New York. A film adaptation of the novel is to be directed by Nicole Garcia. Her work has been translated into 18 languages.Nata a Genova da genitori sardi, vive e lavora a Cagliari, dove insegnava italiano e storia all'Istituto Tec Milena Agus was born in Genoa to Sardinian parents, and now lives in Cagliari, a recurrent setting for the action in her novels. She used to teach Italian and History at a secondary school, and is now at the Liceo Artistico of Cagliari "Foiso Fois". “The House in Via Manno" (originally published in Italy as “Mal di pietre"), her second novel, won three Italian literary awards, and has been a bestseller in Italy, France, and Germany. In December 2008, Milena Agus was awarded the prestigous Zerilli-Marimò Prize in New York. A film adaptation of the novel is to be directed by Nicole Garcia. Her work has been translated into 18 languages.Nata a Genova da genitori sardi, vive e lavora a Cagliari, dove insegnava italiano e storia all'Istituto Tecnico "Meucci". Ora lavora presso il Liceo Artistico di Cagliari "Foiso Fois". È un'esponente della Nuova letteratura sarda. Il suo primo romanzo, “Mentre dorme il pescecane” (Nottetempo, 2005) ha avuto due ristampe in pochi mesi, ma è stato “Mal di pietre” il libro che l'ha rivelata al grande pubblico (tradotto in cinque lingue, è stato in testa alle classifiche in Francia, dove è stata promossa a notorietà internazionale). “Mal di pietre” ha vinto il Premio Forte Village e il Premio Elsa Morante, e si è segnalato fra i finalisti del premio Stresa di Narrativa, del Premio Strega e al secondo posto nel Campiello. È tradotta in diciotto lingue. ...more