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florence , tuscany , italy 200px italian '' calmo '' la forza del passato '' , '' caos 1959 sandro veronesi 2010 mt.jpg sandro veronesi
 sandro veronesi novelist , writer
sandro veronesi

sandro veronesi , born in florence , tuscany in 1959 , is an italian novelist , essayist , and journalist .
after earning a degree in architecture at the university of florence , he opted for a writing career in his mid to late twenties .
veronesi published his first book at the age of 25 , a collection of poetry -lrb- `` il resto del cielo '' , 1984 -rrb- that has remained his only venture into verse writing .
what has followed since includes five novels , three books of essays , one theatrical piece , numerous introductions to novels and collections of essays , interviews , screenplay , and television programs .
