Giuseppe Catozzella

Giuseppe Catozzella (born 18 June 1976) is a popular Italian writer.

He was born in Milan and studied philosophy at the University of Milan. After graduating, he moved to Australia. After living in Sydney for an extended period, he returned to his native Milan. He has been nominated by the UN Goodwill Ambassador UNHCR.

Catozzella has published across multiple literary genres, including plays, short stories and novels, and writes on the main Italian newspapers La Repubblica and L'Espresso. His novel Don't Tell Me You're Afraid, dealing with the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, was a very popular and critical success in Italy and in the world. The novel sold more than 500.000 copies in 40 countries. In Italy it won the Premio Strega Giovani 2014 and it was shortlisted for the Premio Strega 2014. It has been translated into English by Anne Appel, and published in the US and Canada by Penguin and in UK and Commonweal by Faber&Faber.[1][2] A major movie is in preparation from Don't Tell Me You're Afraid. After "Don't tell me you're afraid" Catozzella published the novel "The great future", in 2016. His last novel is "And you shine", published in 2018.

References
  1. "Giuseppe Catozzella | Vancouver Writers Fest". writersfest.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "Giuseppe Catozzella | Wordfest". wordfest.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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