Marcello Fois

Marcello Fois (born 20 January 1960) is an Italian writer. He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel Ferro Recente was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including:

1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for Picta 1997 – Premio Dessì for Nulla 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for Sempre caro 2002 – Premio Fedeli for Dura madre 2007 – Premio Lama e trama 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for Memoria del vuoto 2007 – Premio Volponi for Memoria del vuoto 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for Memoria del vuoto

Fois is considered to be a leading proponent of the "New Sardinian Literature" movement.

Selected works Sempre caro, 1998 – The Advocate (trans. Patrick Creagh) 2003 Memoria del vuoto, 2006 – Memory of the Abyss (trans. Patrick Creagh) 2012 Stirpe, 2009 – Bloodlines (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2014 Nel tempo di mezzo, 2012 – The Time in Between (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2018 Luce perfetta, 2015 – Perfect Light (trans. Silvester Mazzarella) 2020 Del dirsi addio, 2017 - Valse Triste (trans. Richard Dixon) 2021