Vincenzo Latronico

Vincenzo Latronico is an Italian writer and translator whose latest novel, Perfection, has been translated into 43 languages; it has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, longlisted for the National Book Award and the Strega Prize, and awarded the first Tom Wolfe AirMail Prize. His novel, inspired by Georges Perec's Things: A Story of the Sixties, follows an Italian graphic-design couple navigating the digital expat life in Berlin during the 2010s. As a translator, he has produced Italian versions of works by Oscar Wilde, F. Scott Fitzgerald and George Orwell, and his writing has appeared in La Stampa and Corriere della Sera, with regular contributions to Internazionale. Latronico studied philosophy at the University of Milan and spent several years in Berlin before returning to Milan.

Vincenzo Latronico adalah seorang penulis dan penerjemah Italia yang novel terbarunya, Perfection, telah diterjemahkan ke dalam 43 bahasa; novel ini telah masuk daftar pendek Penghargaan Booker Internasional, masuk daftar panjang Penghargaan Buku Nasional dan Penghargaan Strega, serta memenangkan Penghargaan Tom Wolfe AirMail yang pertama. Novelnya, yang terinspirasi dari Things: A Story of the Sixties karya Georges Perec, mengikuti perjalanan sebuah pasangan desainer grafis Italia yang menavigasi kehidupan ekspat digital di Berlin selama tahun 2010an. Sebagai penerjemah, dia telah menghasilkan versi Italia dari karya-karya Oscar Wilde, F. Scott Fitzgerald dan George Orwell, dan tulisannya telah muncul di La Stampa dan Corriere della Sera, dengan kontribusi reguler ke Internazionale. Latronico belajar filsafat di Universitas Milan dan menghabiskan beberapa tahun di Berlin sebelum kembali ke Milan.