Paolo Cognetti

Born in Milan^[1], he initially studied mathematics at university, but quit to enroll at Milan's film-making school Civica Scuola di Cinema «Luchino Visconti»^[2], where he graduated in 1999^[3].

His first work as a writer was the short story Fare ordine; he then published various collections of short stories.^[4]

In 2016, he published his first novel The Eight Mountains^[5] which granted him the Strega Prize, Italy′s most prestigious literary award, as well as various international awards, such as the Prix Médicis étranger, the Prix François Sommer, and the English Pen Translates Award.^[6] It was adapted in 2022 to a film of the same name.^[7]

He has dedicated various books and documentaries to New York City, a city he visits frequently^[8]. A keen hiker and lover of the mountains, he lives in the Alps for a few months every year.^[9]

• Fare ordine. [Genere: storia d'amore; 1 racconto da 5 fermate], Milan, 2003
• Manuale per ragazze di successo, Minimum Fax, Rome, 2004
• Una cosa piccola che sta per esplodere, Minimum Fax, Rome, 2007
• Sofia si veste sempre di nero, Minimum Fax, Rome, 2012
• Il nuotatore, with Mara Cerri, Rome, 2013
• Le otto montagne (The Eight Mountains), Einaudi, Turin, 2016^[10]
• La felicità del Lupo, Einaudi, Turin, 2021
• Giù nella valle, Einaudi, Turin, 2023

• Vietato scappare (1999)^[11]
• Isbam (2000)
• Box (2001)
• Tango (2001)
• Cameracar (2002)
• Scrivere/New York, 2004
• Sogni di Grande Nord, 2021
• The Eight Mountains, 2022 (story)
• Fiore mio, 2024