Biography:
D'Avenia was born in 1977, a third of six children. Since 1990 he has been attending high school Vittorio Emanuele II in Palermo, where he has met Father Pino Puglisi, whose figure has strongly influenced him. In 2000 he graduated in classical letters to the Sapienza of Rome; he then won the Ph.D. in Siena. While engaged in the PhD, she teaches for three years in middle schools. Then he attended the specialization school for secondary education; He is currently a professor of letters in a classical high school. He founded an amateur theater company and ran a short film. In 2006 he attended a master in film production in Milan.
His work as a writer starts at the same time as a teacher. His debut novel “As white as milk, as red as blood” goes out in 2010 and quickly becomes an international success. He collaborates as a publicist with some Italian newspapers (Avvenire, La Stampa).
In 2011-2012 he works on the screenplay of “As white as milk, as red as blood”, coming out in theaters in April of 2013. Currently in the free time he writes, plays sports, watches movies and TV series, and cares his blog. He loves to ride his bike.

Bibliography:
• As white as milk, as red as blood (novel), Milano, Mondadori, 2010
• Things that no-one knows (novel), Milano, Mondadori, 2011
• What isn’t the hell (novel), Milano, Mondadori, 2014
• The art of being fragile, how Leopardi can save your life (novel), Milano, Mondadori, 2016
• Every story is a love one (novel), coming out on October 31st 2017

Questions:
1. Why did you start teaching?
2. Are you always excited of teaching someone something?
3. Do you think you are a good teacher?
4. Why have you written a book?
5. Did something influenced you when you were writing “As white as milk, as red as blood”?
6. Have you ever had the writer’s block?
7. Has ever happened that someone has stopped you for an autograph or a photo?
8. If the answer is yes, how did you felt? Embarrassed?