Paola Capriolo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paola Capriolo

Italian writer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1962

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, children's writer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Paola Capriolo (born 1 January 1962) is an Italian novelist and translator.The daughter of a theatre critic and translator from Liguria and an artist from Turin, she was born in Milan and was educated at the University of Milan, receiving a degree in philosophy in 1996.
In 1988, she published her first book La grande Eulalia, a collection of short stories which won the Giuseppe Berto Prize.Her work explores a reality outside of day-to-day life.
Myth plays an important role in her writing.
She often is inspired by music, including references to music and making use of musical metaphors.Capriolo is also a reviewer for Corriere della Sera and a translator of German fiction.
Her work has been translated into several languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Dutch and Japanese.