Giosuè Calaciura



Giosuè Calaciura is an Italian writer. He was born in Palermo in 1960. A career journalist, he writes regularly for many daily newspapers and magazines. He also writes for the theatre and radio.

His debut novel Malacarne was published in 1998. Other works include:


 * Sgobbo (2002)
 * La figlia perduta. La favola dello Slum (2005)
 * Urbi et Orbi (2006)
 * Bambini e altri animali (short stories, 2013)
 * Pantelleria (2016)
 * Borgo Vecchio (2017) - Premio Marco Polo Venise 2019, Prix Mediterranée 2020
 * Il tram di Natale (2018) - Premio Presidi del Libro “Alessandro Leogrande” 2019
 * Io sono Gesù (2021)
 * Una notte (2022)

Calaciura lives and works in Rome.