Sandro Veronesi is the author of nine novels including Quiet Chaos (2005), which was translated into twenty languages and won the Strega Prize, the Prix Fémina and the Prix Méditerranée. The Hummingbird, was voted best book of the year by the Corriere della Sera (Italy’s most widely read newspaper) and won the Premio Strega.
Sandro Veronesi is the author of nine novels including Quiet Chaos (2005), which was translated into twenty languages and won the Strega Prize, the Prix Fémina and the Prix Méditerranée. The Hummingbird, was voted best book of the year by the Corriere della Sera (Italy’s most widely read newspaper) and won the Premio Strega.
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