Biography of Alessandro D’Avenia

Alessandro D’Avenia was born in Palermo on the second of May 1977 from a rich family; indeed his father was a dentist and his mother was a teacher. After attending classical high school, he attends the ancient letters’ faculty at Rome’s univesity. In 2000 he graduated and began to teach Greek and Latin in high school. On the 26th of January 2010 was published his first novel “White as milk, red as blood”. On the first of November 2001 was published his second novel “Cosa che nessuno sa” and on the 6th of December 2012 he won the international “padre Puglisi” award. On the 28th of October was published his third novel “Ciò che inverno non è” and now Alessandro D’Avenia is teaching Latin and Greek at Milano classical high school.

Questions for Alessandro D’Avenia

1)      The fact that your mother was a Latin and Greek teacher, has affected the choice of your studies?

2)      Why did you choose to attend the faculty of ancient letters at Rome University?

3)      When did you choose that you would like to became a teacher?

4)      Why did you attend a screenplay master in 2006, even though you had already been a teacher?

5)      What was the source of inspiration for your first novel “White as milk, red as blood”?

6)      After the success of your first novel, did you fear that your second novel could be criticized?

7)      How much importan was for you win the international “padre Puglisi” award?

8)      After your third novel, do you think to be in among the writers of Italian literature