Silvia Avallone 2014

Silvia
Avallone

Silvia Avallone is a published poet who was born in Biella, Italy, in 1984 and now lives in Bologna. Swimming to Elba– published in Italy as Acciaio – won second place in the 2010 Strega Prize competition, was a #1 bestseller in Italy, and rights have been sold in twenty languages.

Silvia Avallone is a published poet who was born in Biella, Italy, in 1984 and now lives in Bologna. Swimming to Elba– published in Italy as Acciaio – won second place in the 2010 Strega Prize competition, was a #1 bestseller in Italy, and rights have been sold in twenty languages.

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