Paola Capriolo
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Paola Capriolo (born 1 January 1962[1]) is an Italian novelist and translator.[2]
The daughter of a theatre critic and translator from Liguria and an artist from Turin,[2] she was born in Milan and was educated at the University of Milan, receiving a degree in philosophy in 1996. In 1988, she published her first book La grande Eulalia, a collection of short stories[3] which won the Giuseppe Berto Prize.[1]
Her work explores a reality outside of day-to-day life. Myth plays an important role in her writing.[4] She often is inspired by music, including references to music and making use of musical metaphors.[3]
Capriolo is also a reviewer for Corriere della Sera and a translator of German fiction.[1] Her work has been translated into several languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Dutch and Japanese.[3]
