Viola Ardone was born in Naples in 1974. She holds a degree in Literature and for a while worked in the publishing sector. Currently, she works as a teacher of Latin and Italian at a high school. With The Children's Train (Seix Barral, 2020) she achieved unprecedented success in Italy, captivating hundreds of thousands of readers, while becoming one of the most striking international phenomena of recent years with its publication in twenty-five countries. With The Decision (Seix Barral, 2023) she has enjoyed the same recognition and has established herself as one of the great voices of contemporary Italian literature.
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