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Anna Russo born in Naples, Italy,her debut as a writer partly came about after she received a major literary prize for travel writing: The Next Generation. As a result of the grant she lived for twelve years in Southern France where she became close to the gypsies, particularly two of the "grand" families of Reyes and Baliardo. From this research and collaboration, she wrote two important books, "Gitani si nasce e si diventa" and El Cante Flamenco (The Flamenco Song), which received support from the Spanish Consulate in Italy and by the Cervantes Cultural Institute.

Her meeting with the publisher Salani generated another book, "La bambina Babilonia" , which received great success and was awarded numerous prizes. Following this success, she signed with Einaudi Ragazzi one of the most respected publishers in Italy.

Her new writing includes: "Pao alla conquista del mondo" published in 2006 and "Un fratello nei cornflakes" to be published in February 2007 by Einaudi Ragazzi represent a decisive turn in the poetics and direction of this author. She lives in Rome, Italy.In 2008 she Published "Ibrahim, il bambino del campo" Ibrahim, a boy in the field.In 2009 she published " Il baffo del dittatore" Il baffo del dittatore Mursia editore.In 2010 Caro Hamid, fratello lontano won in 2010 The Stefany Gay-Taché Award.

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