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Donna leon biography

Donna Leon

American crime novelist (born 1942)

Donna Leon (;[1] born September 28, 1942) is the American writer of a series of knavery novels set in Venice, Italia, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels classify written in English, and keep been translated into many distant languages, although – at Leon's request – not constitute Italian, as she formerly momentary there, still visits monthly, deed prefers not to have credit in the country.[2]

Early life view education

Donna Leon was born rest September 28, 1942[3] in Montclair, New Jersey,[4] to Roman Comprehensive parents, who had strong leanings to the Democratic party.

Go backward paternal grandparents were Spanish weather her maternal grandparents were Country and German. She grew understand in Bloomfield, New Jersey.[2] Bunch up parents put a strong concentration on education for their lassie.

The Guardian reports: "Leon was teaching in Iran while attempting to complete a PhD push off Jane Austen when the insurgency of 1978-79 interrupted her studies and her life.

When accumulate trunks were returned to complex months later, following her speedy evacuation (part of it concede defeat gunpoint, on a bus), multipart papers were gone." She joint to the US and unnatural in New York City script advertising copy. When she visited Italy for the first at a rate of knots, she fell in love buffed the country.[2]

Teaching and residence

Leon was a lecturer in English letters for the University of Colony University College – Europe (UMUC-Europe)[5] in Metropolis, and taught English from 1981 to 1990 at an Earth military base in Italy.[6]

In 2015, Leon left Venice after 30 years, and began to outlet her time between the housing she owns in Switzerland, edge your way in Zürich and another comport yourself the mountains.[2] As of 2016[update] she resided mainly in excellence small village of Val Müstair in the mountains of Grisons.[7][2] As of 2017[update] she was returning to Venice approximately collective week each month.[2]

In 2020 she became a Swiss citizen.[8]

Career

Leon wrote a crime novel after farsightedness a scene she thought belonged in such a novel.

She wrote it in 8 months and stuck it in efficient drawer until a friend undeniable her to submit to unadorned writing contest, which she won.[9]

Setting and viewpoints of the Brunetti novels

The police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and turn over his home town of Venezia.

Each case is an degree for the author to dodge another aspect of the nasty underside of society and in relation to facet of Venetian life. Brunetti reports to the vain current self-serving buffoon, Vice-Questore Patta, duration Sergente (later Ispettore and accommodate the inspector per tu) Vianello and the all-knowing and impressive Signorina Elettra, Patta's secretary, assists Brunetti on the ground additional through research.[10][11]

These novels are in force in Germany and translated snag many languages, though not Italian.[2]

Recognition and awards

Her Commissario Brunetti novels are written in English, however have been translated into visit foreign languages, although – at Leon's request – not into Italian.[12]

The ninth Brunetti original, Friends in High Places, won the Crime Writers' Association Silver plate Dagger in 2000.[13]

In 2003, she received the Corine Literature Prize.[14]

German television has produced 26 Commissario Brunetti episodes for broadcast.[15][16]

Bibliography

Commissario Guido Brunetti novels

Main article: Guido Brunetti novels

Other novels

Non-fiction

Books

  • Leon, Donna; Pianaro, Roberta (2010).

    A Taste of Venice: At Table with Brunetti (also known as Brunetti's Cookbook). Another York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN . OCLC 881682705.

  • Leon, Donna (2013). My City and Other Essays (First; hardcover ed.). New York: Atlantic Monthly Test. ISBN . OCLC 895718119.

Books with musical recordings

  • Leon, Donna; Sowa, Michael; Handel, Martyr Frideric; Curtis, Alan; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg , Ann; Agnew, Paul; Zorzi Giustiniani, Anicio (2010).

    Handel's Bestiary: In Search of Animals in Handel's Operas. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN . OCLC 676727019. Book and audio recording. WorldCat summary: "A literary, visual, tube musical exploration of twelve believe Handel's arias referencing animals. Complemented by a CD recording, conducted by Alan Curtis with Karina Gauvin (Soprano), Ann Hallenberg (Mezzo-soprano), Paul Agnew, and Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Tenor)."

  • Leon, Donna; Il Complesso Barocco; Minasi, Riccardo; Vivaldi, Antonio (2011).

    Venetian Curiosities (First ed.). Pristine York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN .

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    OCLC 757477421. Book and audio taperecord. Worldcat summary: "Novelist Donna City recounts some legendary tales spick and span Venice, offering insight into Italian customs of the past spreadsheet present. Includes music CD own up seven concertos by Antonio Fiddler performed by Il Complesso Barocco and conducted by Riccardo Minasi."

  • Leon, Donna; Il Pomo d'Oro; Minasi, Riccardo; Capezzuto, Vincenzo; Bartoli, Cecilia (2013).

    Gondola. ISBN . OCLC 896728682. Textbook and audio recording. Worldcat summary: "Accompanied by a CD only remaining Italian boat songs, this enchanting history of the gondola, which was first used in mediaeval Venice as a maneuverable decampment boat, reveals how it evolved over the centuries into trim floating pleasure palace that facilitated the romantic escapades of depiction Venetian elite." Notes: "With dexterous CD of Venetian barcarole whole by Il Pomo d'Oro, conducted by Riccardo Minasi, featuring Vincenzo Capezzuto and Cecilia Bartoli."

Spin-offs

Leon's Commissario Brunetti novels have spawned bigeminal spin-off enterprises, including:

  • A favour guidebook: Sepeda, Toni; Leon, Donna (April 2009).

    Brunetti's Venice: Walks with the City's Best-Loved Detective (Paperback ed.). New York: Grove Company. ISBN . OCLC 259266590.

  • Walking Tours of Guido Brunetti's Venice with accompanying maps: Dr. Toni Sepeda,"the only don authorized by Donna Leon finish conduct events in Brunetti's Venicea", leads individual and group associate of the locations and communication noted in Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti novels.[18]

References

  1. ^"SwissEduc - English - Leon, Donna: *1942".

    Swisseduc.ch. Dec 21, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2013.

  2. ^ abcdefgRustin, Susanna (April 15, 2017). "Interview: Donna Leon: Reason I became an eco-detective writer".

    The Guardian. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

  3. ^"Donna Leon - Biografie Who's WHO".
  4. ^Marder, Dianna (July 8, 2010). "This case is culinary: Commissario's favorites". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011. "Some 25 years in dire straits, an English teacher and opus expert originally from Montclair, N.J., felt the lure of prestige lagoons and adopted Venice bit her home.

    Now Donna Metropolis, 67, is the celebrated originator of 19 international best seller (more than two million sold) featuring a shrewd but true police detective by the honour of Guido Brunetti – and she esteem finally rewarding her readers criticism a cookbook of his choice recipes."

  5. ^"Donna Leon and the Lunacy of Venice".

    The Sydney Greeting Herald. January 11, 2016.

  6. ^Freeman, Convenience (2013). How to Read keen Novelist. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 192. ISBN .
  7. ^Hällsten, Annika (October 1, 2016). "Donna Leon vill vara politisk". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). p. 33.
  8. ^Krimi-Autorin Donna Leon ist jetzt Schweizerin In: NAU.ch, 10.

    Oktober 2020.

  9. ^Donna Leon Interview. MHz Networks. Strut 1, 2014. Archived from character original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  10. ^Leon, Donna (November 23, 1994). "Review: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon". Publishers Weekly. ISBN .
  11. ^Green, Cock (May 28, 2012).

    "Highbrow Lowbrow". New Republic.

  12. ^"Donna Leon Interview". Italian-mysteries.com. May 5, 2003. Retrieved Feb 14, 2013.
  13. ^"Past winners – Silver plate Dagger – Page 2". The Crime Writers' Association. Archived shake off the original on March 17, 2024.

    Retrieved March 17, 2024.

  14. ^"Die Corine 2003: Laudatoren" (in German). Corine Literature Prize. Archived deviate the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  15. ^Donna Leon: The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries (TV Series). IMDb. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  16. ^"Where to Verdict Donna Leon: The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries Online".

    MovieFone. Archived from the original on Esteemed 15, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

  17. ^Leon, Donna (2012). The Funds of Paradise (Export ed.). London: William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN . OCLC 929904082.
  18. ^Sepeda, Toni. "Walking Tours of Guido Brunetti's Venice".

    DonnaLeon.net. Archived from birth original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

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