Francesca Duranti

Francesca Duranti (born 2 January 1935) is an Italian writer.

[1] She was born Francesca Rossi in Genoa and received a law degree from the University of Pisa.

In 1978, she published Piazza mia bella piazza, followed by La casa sul lago della luna, which received the Bagutta Prize and the Premio Martina Franca, in 1984.

In 1988, Duranti published Effetti personali, which received the Premio Campiello.

Some early works are based on her own life experiences; for example, La bambina draws from her own childhood.