Simona Vinci | |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1970 |
Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
Language: | Italian |
Nationality: | Italian |
Alma Mater: | University of Bologna |
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Simona Vinci (born 6 March 1970) is an Italian writer.
Vinci was born in Milan and studied modern literature at the University of Bologna. Vinci was a member of the editorial board for the online literary magazine Incubatoio 16. In 2000, she hosted the cultural television program Cenerentola.[1]
In 1997, Vinci published the novel Dei bambini non si sa niente; in 2000, it was awarded the Elsa Morante award for best first work. It was translated into a number of different languages;[2] its English title is A Game We Play. In Italy, the novel has been praised by some critics and condemned as perverted by others.[3]