Laura Grimaldi
| Laura Grimaldi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1928 Rufina |
| Died |
3 July 2012 Milan |
Laura Grimaldi (1928 – 3 July 2012) was an Italian writer and translator from English.
Life
Grimaldi was born in Rufina near Florence in 1928. Her family soon moved to Milan.
She became known for her translations of notable authors writing in English. The hundreds of books She translated included works by Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Philip K. Dick, Ernest Hemingway and Ellery Queen.
Grimaldi writes crime novels and her publisher calls her the "Queen of Crime" citing her her work in the 1950s. Her novels include Suspicion.[1] Her stories are set in Milan. She was a director of the company Interno Giallo.[2]
Grimaldi died in Milan in 2012.
References
- ↑ Suspicion, Barnes and Noble, retrieved March 2014
- ↑ Landscapes of Crime, dartmouth.edu, retrieved 10 March 2014