Claudio Piersanti

Claudio Piersanti, nato nel 1954, ha pubblicato romanzi e racconti, tra cui: Casa di nessuno (Feltrinelli, 1981; Sestante 1993), Charles (Transeuropa, 1986; Feltrinelli, 2000), Gli sguardi cattivi della gente (Feltrinelli, 1992), L’amore degli adulti (Feltrinelli, 1989; edizione ampliata in UE, 1998), Luisa e il silenzio (Feltrinelli, 1997, premi Viareggio Rèpaci per la narrativa, Vittorini-Siracusa, “diario della settimana”), L’appeso (Feltrinelli, 2000), Comandò il padre (Pequod, 2003), Il ritorno a casa di Enrico Metz (Feltrinelli, 2006, premi Napoli, Campiello, Alassio 100 libri - Un autore per l’Europa, Frontino Montefeltro), I giorni nudi (Feltrinelli, 2010), Venezia, il filo dell’acqua (Feltrinelli, 2012) e La forza di gravità (2018)

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