Anna Russo

Who is Anna Russo?

Anna Russo was born in Naples, Italy. Her debut as a writer partly came about after she received a major literary prize for travel writing: The Next Generation. As a result of the grant she lived for twelve years in southern France where she became close to the gypsies, particularly two of the "grand" families of Reyes and Baliardo. From this research and collaboration, she wrote two important books, Gitani si nasce e si diventa and El Cante Flamenco, which received support from the Spanish Consulate in Italy and by the Cervantes Cultural Institute.

Her meeting with the publisher Salani generated another book, La bambina Babilonia, which received great success and was awarded numerous prizes. Following this success, she signed with Einaudi Ragazzi, one of the most respected publishers in Italy.

In 2006 she published Pao alla conquista del mondo, and in 2007, Caro Hamid, fratello lontano. They represent a decisive turn in the poetics and direction of this author.

In 2008 she published Ibrahim, il bambino del campo. In 2009 she published Il baffo del dittatore with Mursia editore. In 2010 Caro Hamid, fratello lontano won the Stefany Gay-Taché Award.