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Viola Di Grado

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in Catania, Italy

June 04

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Viola Di Grado was born in Catania in 1987. She lived in Kyoto, Leeds and London, where she earned her MA in East Asian philosophies. Her widely translated first novel- Settanta acrilco trenta lana (70% Acrylic 30% Wool) published when she was 23- was the winner of the prestigious 2011 Campiello First Novel Award and the Rapallo Opera Prima Award. It was also longlisted for the Strega Award and for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2014. Her short stories and essays have been published in numerous magazines and journals.

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	Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan (Goodreads Author), Viola Di Grado (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.48 avg rating — 7,192 ratings — published 2018 — 34 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
	Blue Hunger by Viola Di Grado (Goodreads Author), Jamie Richards (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.31 avg rating — 1,444 ratings — published 2022 — 13 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
	Settanta acrilico trenta lana 3.13 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 2011 — 23 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
	Hollow Heart by Viola Di Grado (Goodreads Author), Antony Shugaar (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	Marabbecca 3.45 avg rating — 167 ratings — 2 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
	Fuoco al cielo 3.70 avg rating — 108 ratings — 2 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
	Bambini di ferro 3.06 avg rating — 68 ratings — 5 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
	Questo mondo non è casa 3.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 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 superuovo 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Celeno l'oscura by Viola Di Grado (Goodreads Author), Elisa Seitzinger (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings	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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“Try and make them understand that while artists can recycle their suffering in their art, I didn't know what to do with mine.”
― Viola Di Grado, Hollow Heart

tags: art, artist, death, suffering, suicide

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“I'd understood that grief is a Russian nesting doll: it never ends, it just hides inside new grief, and every new instance of grief contains all the previous ones. So my grief was invisible but it was there, inside every stupid daily disappointment.”
― Viola Di Grado, Hollow Heart

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“When she has me in her teeth, naked and bad on top of me, everything is good”
― Viola Di Grado, Blue Hunger

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