Giancarlo De Cataldo
Giancarlo De Cataldo | |
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 De Cataldo in 2010 | |
| Born | 7 February 1956 (age 68) Taranto, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
Giancarlo De Cataldo (born 7 February 1956) is an Italian crime novelist, screenwriter and dramatist.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Taranto, De Cataldo graduated in law and worked as a magistrate, becoming a judge at the Corte d'Assise in Rome.[1] He made his literary debut in 1989, with the novel Nero come il cuore ("As black as the heart"), which has been described as a "mix of detective story, noir and legal thriller".[2] He is best known for the novels Romanzo Criminale (2002), which was adapted into a film by Michele Placido, and Suburra (2015), co-written with Carlo Bonini and adapted into a film by Stefano Sollima.[1][3]
Also an essayist, a playwright, a translator, a radio and television writer and a screenwriter, De Cataldo's credits include Mario Martone's We Believed, for which he won a David di Donatello Award.[1][4] He collaborated with numerous publications, including la Repubblica, Il Messaggero, L'Unità, Paese Sera and La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "De Cataldo, Giancarlo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Vermandere, Dieter; Jansen, Michelangela Monica; Lanslots, Inge (2010). "Giancarlo De Cataldo". Noir de noir: un'indagine pluridisciplinare (in Italian). Peter Lang. pp. 67–9. ISBN 978-90-5201-630-6.
- ^ Balestrieri, Graziella (20 June 2021). "Giancarlo De Cataldo: «Sono stanco di raccontare storie di brutti, sporchi e cattivi come "Romanzo criminale"»". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Giancarlo De Cataldo". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
