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Erri De Luca was born on 20 May, 1950 in Naples, Italy, is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. Discover Erri De Luca's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 20 May 1950
Birthday 20 May
Birthplace Naples, Italy
Nationality Italy

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1950

Enrico "Erri" De Luca (born 20 May 1950, Naples) is an Italian novelist, translator and poet.

He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade".

He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its Sabotage.

1968

Upon completing high school in 1968, Erri De Luca joined the radical left-wing movement Lotta Continua.

After the organization's disbanding he left his political involvement.

He worked as a blue-collar worker at the Fiat factory in Turin and at the Catania airport.

He was also a truck driver and a mason, working at job sites in Italy, France, and Africa.

1989

Although he never stopped writing since he was 20, his first book was published in 1989, Non ora, non qui (Not now, not here).

Many more books followed, best-sellers in Italy, France and Israel, his work being translated and published in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, USA, Brazil, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Greece, Lithuania, and more.

He has himself translated several books of the Bible into Italian, including Exodus, Jonah, Ecclesiastes, and Ruth, and explored various aspects of Judaism, as a non-believer.

1993

He rode relief convoys in Yugoslavia during the war between 1993 and 1999.

Erri De Luca is self-taught in several languages including Ancient Hebrew, Swahili, Russian and Yiddish.

He has translated books of the Old Testament from Old Hebrew and written commentaries on the Sacred Texts, as a "non-believer".

He has published more than 90 books and numerous collections of short stories and poems.

His work has been translated in more than 30 languages.

He appeared in a cameo role (of a mechanic) in the film L'isola, by Costanza Quadriglio.

1994

In France, he received the France Culture Prize in 1994 for Aceto, arcobaleno, the Laure Bataillon Award in 2002 for Tre cavalli and, also in 2002, the Fémina Étranger for Montedidio, translated in English as God's Mountain.

2003

He was a member of the jury at the Cannes Festival in 2003.

2010

In 2010 he was given the German international literary Petrarca-Preis.

2011

Erri De Luca's debut as a screenwriter and leading actor was in the short film Di là del Vetro (Beyond the Glass), presented at The Venice Film Festival 2011, Italy, World Premiere.

"A night-time conversation between a man and his mother and a trip down memory lane through the phantoms of life. Erri De Luca opens the door to his house, transporting us into the universe of the past."

Again, with "The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars" he was a screenwriter and actor, directed by Edoardo Ponti.

2013

The short was on the shortlist for the 2013 Academy Awards and won the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.

In 2013, he received the European Prize for Literature.

2014

In the same year, Erri De Luca began writing the story for the documentary film, "Trees that Walk", and in 2014 he wrote and interpreted "A Musical Imprinting," musical biography about his life.

2015

On 19 October 2015, De Luca was cleared of inciting criminal damage.

He reacted to the not-guilty verdict declaring that "An injustice has been avoided."

Erri De Luca's original first name was Enrico ("Henry").

Erri is an Italian version of his uncle's name, "Harry".

2016

In 2016, he received European Book Prize for his novel "Le plus et le moins".

2018

In 2018 he co-produced the movie "Happy Times", directed by Michael Mayer.

De Luca is a passionate mountain climber.

A reclusive character, he currently lives in the countryside of Rome.

2020

In 2020 he received Le prix André Malraux.

Erri De Luca wrote for various newspapers (La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera Il Mattino, Avvenire), and other magazines.