Francesca Giannone

Francesca Giannone, born in Salento, graduated in Communication Sciences and studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. In Bologna, she curated the cataloging of the thirty thousand volumes of the Luigi Bernardi Association and attended the two-year writing course at the Bottega di Narrazione "Finzioni." Her debut novel, The Letter Carrier, was incredibly successful: translated in 44 countries, it was the best-selling novel of 2023, and won the Bancarella Prize and the Amo Questo Libro Award. Her second novel, Domani, domani, was among the most read in Italy in 2024.