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Erri De Luca

Born

in Napoli, Italy

May 20, 1950

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Upon completing high school in 1968 Erri De Luca joined the radical left-wing movement Lotta Continua. After the organization's disbandment he worked as a blue collar at the Fiat factory in Turin and at the Catania airport. He also was as a truck driver and a mason, working in job sites in Italy, France and Africa. He rode relief convoys in Yugoslavia during the war between 1993 and 1999.

He is self-taught in several languages including Ancient Hebrew and Yiddish.

De Luca is a passionate mountain climber. A reclusive character, he currently lives in a remote cottage in the countryside of Rome.

Although he never stopped writing since he was 20, his first book is published in 1989, Non ora, non qui (Not now, not here). Many more books followed, ...more

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Average rating: 3.62 · 34,314 ratings · 3,424 reviews · 153 distinct works • Similar authors

	Il peso della farfalla 3.59 avg rating — 4,175 ratings — published 2009 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I pesci non chiudono gli occhi 3.71 avg rating — 3,997 ratings — published 2011 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	اليوم ما قبل السعادة by Erri De Luca, معاوية عبد المجيد (ترجمة) 3.55 avg rating — 4,152 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tu, mio 3.60 avg rating — 2,910 ratings — published 1998 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In nome della madre 3.71 avg rating — 1,824 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Impossibile 3.81 avg rating — 1,747 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tre cavalli 3.70 avg rating — 1,501 ratings — published 1999 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Non ora, non qui 3.70 avg rating — 1,487 ratings — published 1989 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il contrario di uno 3.57 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2003 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Natura Esposta 3.78 avg rating — 877 ratings — published 2016 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“أعمق فراغ رأيته في حياتي، هو فراغ جدار كان يسند مكتبة مُباعة.”
― Erri De Luca, Il giorno prima della felicità

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“تلك الكتب تُجسّد حياة من اشتراها ورغباته ونزواته، وسعادته برؤية ثقافته الخاصة تنمو سنتمترًا كل يوم كأنها شجرة.”
― Erri De Luca, Il giorno prima della felicità

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“الكتب تحمل بصمات صاحبها أكثر من ثيابه وأحذيته.”
― Erri De Luca, Il giorno prima della felicità

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