Marco Malvaldi
| Marco Malvaldi | |
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 Marco Malvaldi in 2012 | |
| Born |
January 27, 1974 Pisa, Italy |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | detective stories set in Tuscany |
Marco Malvaldi (born 27 January 1974 in Pisa) is an Italian[1] crime writer.
Short biography
Marco Malvaldi is an Italian chemist and novelist, who began his writing career in 2007 with his first mystery story La briscola in cinque (Briscola for Five), published by the Italian Sellerio Editore and featuring Massimo, the barista and owner of the cleverly named BarLume ("Bar Light", also a wordplay for "flicker, glimmer of light") who is forced into the role of investigator in the fictional seaside resort town of Pineta, along the Tuscan coast. He followed up by other episodes in the series: Il gioco delle tre carte (The Game of the Three Cards) (2008), Il re dei giochi (The King of Games) (2010), La carta più alta (The Highest Card) (2012).[2] Another novel of his, Odore di chiuso (The Scent of Must) (Sellerio, October 2011), a historical mystery with the renowned Romagna gastronomist Pellegrino Artusi as the amateur detective in 19th century Italy, was awarded the Isola d’Elba Award and the Castiglioncello Prize. In October 2011, Malvaldi also published a guidebook about his own hometown Pisa, with the title Scacco alla Torre (Checkmate to the Tower) (Felici Editore): one of the book's first stories is Finalmente soli (Finally Alone), narrating of a nocturnal walk, inspired by an image taken by professional photographer Nicola Ughi, Malvaldi's official portraitist and fellow citizen; the book was presented at the Pisa Book Festival.[3]
The four books comprising the BarLume series, have the same characters in each episode: the barista Massimo, the four aged regular patrons (Massimo's grandfather Ampelio, Aldo, Rimediotti, and Del Tacca — often speaking in the local Tuscan dialect), obtuse Inspector Fusco, and sexy bar assistant Tiziana.[4] At end of October 2012, Malvaldi published a mystery thriller, Milioni di milioni (Millions of Millions) (2012), set in the fictional Tuscan town of Montesodi Marittimo, and with its main personages an odd couple of investigators — a university geneticist and a female archivist.[5]
Bibliography
(It. orig. only)
- La briscola in cinque, 2007, Sellerio Editore
- Il gioco delle tre carte, 2008, Sellerio Editore
- Il re dei giochi, 2010, Sellerio Editore
- Odore di chiuso, 2011, Sellerio Editore
- "Sol levante e pioggia battente", 2011, on RCS Quotidiani - Corriere della Sera (short story)
- Short story in the Un Natale in giallo (A Xmas in Yellow) Anthology, 2011, Sellerio Editore
- La carta più alta, 2012, Sellerio Editore
- Milioni di milioni, 2012, Sellerio Editore
Notes
- ↑ Cf. Biographical Interview, on Il Corriere della Sera (Italian) URL accessed on 3 December 2012
- ↑ Cf. Author's Biography on Italicissima.com. URL accessed on 3 December 2012
- ↑ Cf. stampa "La Pisa di Malvaldi sul Tirreno", on Felici Editore. URL accessed on 3 December 2012
- ↑ Cf. "Malvaldi, il chimico-romanziere - L' ultima rivelazione di Elvira Sellerio", on Corriere della Sera URL accessed on 3 December 2012
- ↑ Cf. di milioni di Marco Malvaldi Biblio note URL accessed on 3 December 2012
External links
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- Author's Biography (English)
- Interview with the author (Italian)
- Review, on La Repubblica (Italian)
- Interview on Fahrenheit, a radio program on Radio3, 14 January 2009 (Italian)
- Interview on Fahrenheit, a radio program on Radio3, 7 February 2011 (Italian)
- Marco Malvaldi on RAI Letteratura (Italian)