Lorenzo Amurri

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Lorenzo Amurri (1971 – 12 July 2016) was an Italian writer and musician.

Biography

Amurri was born in Rome in 1971.[1] He turned to writing after a skiing accident that left him a quadriplegic. His short stories appear in a collection titled Amore Caro. His first novel Apnea won the 2015 EU Prize for Literature.[2]

As a musician, Amurri worked with Italian artists such as Tiromancino and Franco Califano.

References

  1. ^ "Lorenzo Amurri — European Union Prize for Literature". euprizeliterature.eu. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Morto Lorenzo Amurri, "ma per me fate una festa"". repubblica.it. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.