Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher

Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher (born May 20, 1968 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian writer and storyteller, author of works across multiple genres and of narrative projects based on true stories.

Biography

Ghebreigziabiher was born in Naples to an Eritrean father and an Italian mother and currently lives in Rome. He obtained a Computer science University degree from La Sapienza University.

He is an author of novels and short stories spanning multiple genres, including mystery fiction, psychological fiction, contemporary narrative, essays and narrative on sports topics.

Alongside his literary work, he is active as a professional storyteller, developing narrative projects in oral and multimedia forms, and participating in festivals and public events.

His first book, Tramonto (Sunset), Lapis Edizioni, in 2003 was included by the International Youth Library inside The White Ravens, an annual list that includes 250 books from around the world considered especially noteworthy.

From 2007 to 2019, he was artistic director of the Italian storytelling festival Il dono della diversità ("The Gift of Diversity").

Barry Bradford, American speaker, historian and writer who contributed to reopen the Edgar Ray Killen case, appreciated his short story Il coraggio della speranza ("The courage of hope"), about James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and wrote the preface for his book Amori diversi ("Different Loves").

In 2016 he founded the international group Storytellers for Peace, composed of artists from around the world, with the aim of creating collective videos in several languages about peace and human rights.

An excerpt from his book Tramonto (Sunset) was published in English on Afropean.com, part of The Guardian newspaper's "Africa Network".

In addition to his writing, he is active in the production of narrative works based on true stories, which he distributes through digital platforms and multimedia formats. Since 2023, he has also produced a storytelling podcast featuring short narratives inspired by contemporary reality.

Parallel to his artistic activity, he has worked for over three decades as a theatre and storytelling teacher in educational and therapeutic contexts, particularly with adolescents.

Personal life

He is married to Cecilia Moreschi, theatre actress and drama therapist. They have two sons and live in Rome, Italy. He is a supporter of Italian football team AS Roma.