Barbara Baraldi
Encyclopedia
Barbara Baraldi is an Italian mystery and fantasy writer.
A native of Mirandola
, she currently lives near Modena
. Her debut novel is La ragazza dalle ali di serpente, published in 2007, under the pseudonym of Luna Lanzoni. As a noir fiction's writer she received, for two consecutive years, the Marco Casacci Prizes with two short stories: "Dorothy non vuole morire" and "La sindrome felicità repulsiva". For her short novel Una storia da rubare she won the Premio Gran Giallo Città di Cattolica
.
At the end of 2007 she published the novel La collezionista di sogni infranti (PerdisaPop) in a book series by Luigi Bernardi. Two of her novels, La bambola dagli occhi di cristallo and Il giardino dei bambini perduti, were published in 2008 by Mondadori on Il Giallo Mondadori
Presenta. In 2009 she published the novel La casa di Amelia (PerdisaPop), a sequel to her previous work for the book series by Luigi Bernardi. The novel La casa dagli specchi rotti came out at the end of 2009 in an anthology inspired by the cinematographic Italian Giallo
of Dario Argento
published by Mondadori on Il Giallo Mondadori
. In the first months of 2010 they are published two novels: Bambole pericolose on Il Giallo Mondadori
and Lullaby - La ninna nanna della morte (Castelvecchi). In May 2010 Mondadori gives print in Italy to her first urban fantasy novel, called Scarlett and set in Tuscany.
Her novel The girl with the crystal eyes, published in England
by John Blake Publishing, had a good reception by English critics http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-girl-with-the-crystal-eyes-by-barbara-baraldi-trans-judith-forshaw-1988695.html
A native of Mirandola
Mirandola
Mirandola is a city and comune of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, 31 km northeast of the provincial capital by railway.- History :Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress...
, she currently lives near Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. Her debut novel is La ragazza dalle ali di serpente, published in 2007, under the pseudonym of Luna Lanzoni. As a noir fiction's writer she received, for two consecutive years, the Marco Casacci Prizes with two short stories: "Dorothy non vuole morire" and "La sindrome felicità repulsiva". For her short novel Una storia da rubare she won the Premio Gran Giallo Città di Cattolica
Cattolica
Cattolica is a town and comune in the Province of Rimini, Italy, with 16,233 inhabitants.-History:Archaeological excavations show that the area was already settled in Roman times....
.
At the end of 2007 she published the novel La collezionista di sogni infranti (PerdisaPop) in a book series by Luigi Bernardi. Two of her novels, La bambola dagli occhi di cristallo and Il giardino dei bambini perduti, were published in 2008 by Mondadori on Il Giallo Mondadori
Il Giallo Mondadori
Il Giallo Mondadori is an Italian series of mystery/crime novels published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore since 1929.Their original title was I libri gialli, where giallo in Italian means "yellow", a reference to the color of the cover background. The title was changed to I gialli Mondadori in 1946...
Presenta. In 2009 she published the novel La casa di Amelia (PerdisaPop), a sequel to her previous work for the book series by Luigi Bernardi. The novel La casa dagli specchi rotti came out at the end of 2009 in an anthology inspired by the cinematographic Italian Giallo
Giallo
Giallo is an Italian 20th century genre of literature and film, which in Italian indicates crime fiction and mystery. In the English language it refers to a genre similar to the French fantastique genre and includes elements of horror fiction and eroticism...
of Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
published by Mondadori on Il Giallo Mondadori
Il Giallo Mondadori
Il Giallo Mondadori is an Italian series of mystery/crime novels published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore since 1929.Their original title was I libri gialli, where giallo in Italian means "yellow", a reference to the color of the cover background. The title was changed to I gialli Mondadori in 1946...
. In the first months of 2010 they are published two novels: Bambole pericolose on Il Giallo Mondadori
Il Giallo Mondadori
Il Giallo Mondadori is an Italian series of mystery/crime novels published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore since 1929.Their original title was I libri gialli, where giallo in Italian means "yellow", a reference to the color of the cover background. The title was changed to I gialli Mondadori in 1946...
and Lullaby - La ninna nanna della morte (Castelvecchi). In May 2010 Mondadori gives print in Italy to her first urban fantasy novel, called Scarlett and set in Tuscany.
Her novel The girl with the crystal eyes, published in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
by John Blake Publishing, had a good reception by English critics http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-girl-with-the-crystal-eyes-by-barbara-baraldi-trans-judith-forshaw-1988695.html
Works published in England
- The girl with the crystal eyes (John Blake Publishing, 2010) ISBN 978-1844549306
Novels published in Italy
- La ragazza dalle ali di serpente (Zoe, 2007)
- La collezionista di sogni infranti (PerdisaPop, 2007)
- La bambola dagli occhi di cristallo (Mondadori, 2008)
- Il giardino dei bambini perduti (Mondadori, 2008)
- La casa di Amelia (PerdisaPop, 2009)
- Bambole pericolose (Mondadori, 2010)
- Lullaby, la ninna nanna della morte (Castelvecchi, 2010)
- Scarlett (Mondadori, 2010)
Short novels published in Italy
- Una storia da rubare (2007, short novel serialized in Il Giallo Mondadori Presenta n.9)
- Dorothy non vuole morire (2007, short novel in the anthology Anonima assassini: I delitti di Orme Gialle)
- Attrazione letale (2007, short novel published in the anthology Gli occhi dell'Hydra)
- La sindrome felicità repulsiva (2008, short novel published in the anthology Anonima assassini 2: I delitti di Orme Gialle)
- Soave (2008, short novel serialized in Il Giallo Mondadori Presenta)
- Le bambole non uccidono (2009, short novel serialized in Epix Mondadori n.5: Bad prisma)
- La casa dagli specchi rotti (2009)