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Italian writer (1957?2023)
Luca Di Fulvio
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Di Fulvio in 2021
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Born
| 13 May 1957
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1957-05-13
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Died
| 31 May 2023
(
2023-06-01
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(aged 66)
Rome, Italy
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Occupation
| Writer
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Luca Di Fulvio
(13 May 1957 ? 31 May 2023), also known by the pen name
Duke J. Blanco
, was an Italian novelist and stage actor.
Life and career
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Born in
Rome
, Di Fulvio studied at the
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
, and then started his acting career, first being a member of
The Living Theatre
and later working on stage with
Andrzej Wajda
and with the theatrical company
La Festa Mobile
.
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After working as an editorial consultant for several publishing houses,
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Di Fulvio made his literary debut in 1998, with the novel
Zelter
.
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He had his breakout in 2000, with his crime novel
The Mannequin Man
(
Italian
:
L'impagliatore
), which in 2004 was adapted in the film
Eyes of Crystal
.
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Among his best known works were the historical epic novels
La scala di Dioniso
("The Dionysus' Staircase", 2006),
The Boy Who Granted Dreams
(Italian:
La gang dei sogni
, 2008), and
The Girl who Reached for the Stars
(Italian:
La ragazza che toccava il cielo
, 2015).
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More successful in France and Germany than in his home country, several of his later novels were first released abroad rather than in Italy.
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His 2020 novel
La ballata della Citta Eterna
("The Ballad of the Eternal City") was finalist at the 2021
Premio Bancarella
.
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Di Fulvio died of
ALS
on 31 May 2023, at the age of 66.
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