Michele Marziani (born 16 May 1962) is an Italian novelist and journalist. After working for twenty years as a journalist committed to social matters, environment, enhancement of territories and Italian wine and food culture, Michele quit all his journalistic collaborations. Ending his journalistic pursuits in 2007 in favor of devoting himself mainly to works of fiction, although he went on publishing travel essays and practical manuals as well. In 2006 he published his first novel “La trota ai tempi di Zorro” (The trout in Zorro’s times) where he describes the years of terrorism, the so-called “lead years” through the naïve and curious eyes of a child who finds in trout fishing the key to the understanding the world, a chance for knowing and a redemption from cynic attitudes about life. Then the novels “Umberto Dei, biografia non autorizzata di una bicicletta”(Umberto Dei, unauthorized biography of a bicycle) (2008), the story of a finance broker who decides to quit a well paid job to make a living as a bicycle mechanic, his shop in Milan becomes a crossroads for meetings, loves, thoughts and adventures. “La signora del caviale”(The lady of the caviar) (2009) set in a community of sturgeon fishermen downstream the Po river during World War II. “Barafonda”(Deephollow) (2011) a hard and uncomfortable story but poetic and ironic telling little and big troubles of our times and the story collection “Un ombrello per le anguille”(An umbrella for the eels) (2012) where the eels, as words could do, tell about fishing, life, memories, impressions and feelings about the dawn and nostalgic sunsets. Marziani lives in Rimini but he spent several years by Lake Orta and in Milan. In 2017, his novel, "La signora del caviale" was republished in a new edition by Italian publisher Antonio Tombolini Editore for the book series, Officina Marziani. In January 2018, La signora del caviale becomes Michele's first translated novel with the title, "The Caviar Lady." The translation was curated by Anna Carruthers while both book covers (for the Italian and the English edition) were created by Marta D'Asaro. More information...
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