Beyond the Book: Background information when reading Vita

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Melania G. Mazzucco was born in Rome in 1966. She earned a degree in Italian literature from La Sapienza University and a degree in cinema from the Experimental Center for Cinematography. In addition to her four novels (of which, only Vita appears to have been translated into English) she has written award-winning works for the cinema, theater, and radio. Originally written in Italian and published in Italy, Vita won the 2003 Strega Prize, Italy's leading literary award. She currently lives in Italy.

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This "beyond the book article" relates to Vita. It originally ran in October 2005 and has been updated for the September 2006 paperback edition. Go to magazine.