Name Michela Murgia Notable works Accabadora Spouse Manuel Persico (m. 2010) | Period 2006–present Nationality Italian Role Novelist Movies Tutta la vita davanti | |
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Similar People Marcello Fois, Mauro Pili, Renato Soru, Paolo Virzi, Silvia Avallone | ||
Marriage location Sardinia, Italy | ||
Festival della Mente 2018 - Serena Dandini, Michela Murgia
Michela Murgia (born July 3, 1972) is an Italian novelist and politician.
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- Festival della Mente 2018 Serena Dandini Michela Murgia
- RepIdee Michela Murgia Istruzioni per diventare fascista
- Biography
- Literary
- Political
- Awards and honours
- References
RepIdee - Michela Murgia: "Istruzioni per diventare fascista"
Biography
Michela Murgia was born in Cabras, Sardinia on July 3, 1972. At the age of 18, she was taken in by her adoptive family as a fillus de anima, a soul-child, a traditional Sardinian adoption. In contrast to the usual age of between 10 and 14 years, Murgia's adoption was delayed because of her natural father's opposition.
Murgia attended the Lorenzo Mossa Oristano institute for technical studies, and then joined the Institute of Religious Studies of the Diocese of Oristano to study theology.
Murgia taught religious studies at middle and grammar schools in Oristano for six years.
Literary
Michela Murgia's first work, Il mondo deve sapere, was published in 2006. This was a satire on the telemarketing call centre, highlighting the economic exploitation and psychological manipulation of its workers. The book was dramatised for the stage by David Emmer and starred Teresa Saponangelo. It was also filmed by Paolo Virzì, and released in 2008 as Tutta la vita davanti.
In 2008, Murgia wrote a travel book on her native Sardinia, Viaggio in Sardegna.
Murgia's 2009 novel, Accabadora, gained several awards including the Mondello International Literary Prize and the Molinello Award for First Fiction.
L'incontro, a novella, appeared in 2012.
In 2013, Murgia co-authored a book titled L'ho uccisa perché l'amavo’. Falso! with Loredana Lipperini, which tackled the issues of violence on women in Italy.
Political
Murgia is affiliated with the Republic Project and participated in the regional elections of February 2014 as a candidate from the Possible Sardinia coalition. This coalition's goal was to seek Sardinian independence through democratic means, drawing inspiration from the 2014 referendums in Catalonia and Scotland. Murgia secured third place in the election, earning 10% of the total votes cast.
Awards and honours
Murgia is a member of the Società Italiana delle Letterate.