Anna Russo facts for kids
Anna Russo is a talented Italian writer who was born in Naples. She started her writing journey after winning a big award for travel writing called The Next Generation. This award helped her live in southern France for twelve years. While there, she learned a lot about different cultures and people.
Her research led her to write two important books: Gitani si nasce e si diventa (which means We Are Born and We Become Gypsies) and El Cante Flamenco (meaning The Flamenco Song). These books even received support from the Spanish Consulate in Italy and the Cervantes Cultural Institute.
Anna Russo later met with the publisher Salani. This meeting led to her book La bambina Babilonia (The Girl Babilonia). This book became very popular and won many awards! Because of its success, she started working with Einaudi Ragazzi, which is one of Italy's most respected publishers for young readers.
Her Books and Awards
Anna Russo has written many books that explore different themes and ideas.
- In 2006, she published Pao alla conquista del mondo (Pao Conquers the World).
- In 2007, she released Caro Hamid, fratello lontano (Dear Hamid, Distant Brother). These books showed a new direction in her writing style.
- In 2008, she published Ibrahim, il bambino del campo (Ibrahim, a Boy in the Field).
- In 2009, she wrote Il baffo del dittatore (The Dictator's Moustaches) with Mursia editore.
- In 2010, her book Caro Hamid, fratello lontano won the Stefany Gay-Taché Award, which was a great honor.
- Also in 2010, she published Chuang Tse e il primo imperatore (Chuang Tse and the First Emperor).
Today, Anna Russo lives in Rome.
Works
- Gitani si nasce e si diventa (We Are Born and We Become Gypsies) – Stampa alternativa, 2003
- El cante flamenco (The Flamenco Song) – Stampa Alternativa, 2004
- La bambina Babilonia (The Girl Babilonia) – Salani, 2005
- Pao alla conquista del mondo (Pao Conquers the World) – Einaudi r., 2006
- Caro Hamid, fratello lontano (Dear Hamid, Distant Brother) – Einaudi r., 2007
- Ibrahim, a Boy in the Field – Fatatrac, 2008
- Il baffo del dittatore (The Dictator's Moustaches) – Mursia, 2009
- The Dictator's Moustaches – Mursia, 2009
- Chuang Tse e il primo imperatore (Chuang Tse and the First Emperor) – Alacran, 2010
- Chuang Tse and the First Emperor – Alacran, 2010
- Seven Billion – Smashwords, 2011
- Pao Conquers the World – A new life, 2012
- The Secret Story of Ibrahim – A new life, 2013
- Barattolo – A new life, 2014
- Alfabeto Magico (Magic Alphabet) – A new life, 2015
