Gabriella Ambrosio
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| Born | November 1954 Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Degree in Philosophy, University of Naples |
| Occupation | Author |
Gabriella Ambrosio (born 1954) is an Italian author and former journalist. She has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Naples and is a former Communications Professor at La Sapienza University in Rome.
Her first novel Prima di Lasciarsi was published in 2004 in Italy and became a set textbook in Italian high schools as well as in universities in Australia, France, Guatemala and other countries around the world. The book was also translated into Hebrew and Arabic and published in Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 2008. It has since been adopted by schools, colleges and human rights organizations working in the region.[1] The book is due to be published in 2010[dated info] in English under the name "Before We say Goodbye" by "Walker books" in UK, Australia and New Zealand. and by "Candlewick Press" in US and Canada.[2][3]
Her short story "Sticko" was published in 2009 as part of the book "Freedom" (Mainstream Publishing)[4] "Sticko" is one of a 36 short stories written by the best fiction writers in the world today. Each is inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[5]
Her professional books "Siamo quel che diciamo" ("We're What We Say") and "Le nuove terre della pubblicita" ("The New Advertising Lands")[6][7] dealing with advertising, are taught in universities throughout Italy.
She is currently the President and Co-Founder of AM Newton 21, an International Advertising agency in Rome. Since 1992 she has been a member of the Italian Art Directors Club, the association of the best advertising professionals in Italy.
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[edit] About the book "Prima di Lasciarsi"
"Prima di lasciarsi" ("Before We Say Goodbye") is Gabriella Ambrosio's first novel. The book is based on a true story of a suicide bombing which was committed by a seventeen year-old Palestinian girl from the Deheisha refugee camp at a supermarket in Kiryat Yovel, Jerusalem in 2002. The book narrates the final hours in the lives of the bomber and her victims – a seventeen year-old girl from Jerusalem and the security guard whose intervention, with his own body, saved the lives of the rest of the people at the busy market on that Passover Eve. The story begins at seven o’clock in the morning on the day of the attack and ends with the horrifying explosion. Despite the very short time span – a mere seven hours - seen from the points of view of the different characters, the book tries to portray the complex reality between Israel and Palestine.[8][9] The book was published in Italian in 2004 by Nutrimenti Publishers, Italy.[10] After receiving rave reviews all over Italy, the book became a textbook in Italian high schools as well as in several universities around the world.[11] In 2008 the book was translated into Hebrew and published by Pardes publishing house in Israel, and also translated into Arabic and published in the Palestinian territories and other Middle Eastern countries. The book has been employed by Israeli colleges and human rights organizations working in Israel and Palestine as an educational tool.[12][13] It has also won the prize for Italian novels at the Festival du Premier Romance in Chambéry France.[14]
[edit] Published work
[edit] Non-fiction
- "Siamo quel che diciamo" ("We're What We Say") ISBN 88-8353-536-7
- "Le nuove terre della pubblicita" ("The New Advertising Lands") ISBN 88-8353-408-5
[edit] Fiction
- "Prima di lasciarsi" 2004 ISBN 88-88389-26-1
- "Prima di lasciarsi" 2008 in Hebrew ISBN 978-965-7171-79-0
- "Prima di lasciarsi" 2008 in Arabic
- "Freedom" 2009 ISBN 978-1-84596-494-8
- "Before we say Goodbye" 2010 ISBN 978-1-4063-2504-1
[edit] References
- ^ Separate lives, one death. Ynetnews.
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/140632504X The book on Amazon UK
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/140632504X The Book on Amazon US
- ^ http://www.theshortreview.com/reviews/FreedomAnthology.htm A review of the book. On line short story magazine
- ^ http://www.amnesty.org.uk/books_details.asp?BookID=103 The Book on Amnesty International UK website
- ^ Selected reviews about the book (Italian) http://www.meltemieditore.it/GiornaleElementi.asp?IdGiornale=96
- ^ An article about the book (Italian) http://www.comunitazione.it/leggi.asp?id_art=2271&id_area=143
- ^ An article about the book in Ynet. 5/11/08 http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3617390,00.html
- ^ Information about the book in Amnesty International-French section web site http://www.amnesty.fr/index.php/amnesty/s_informer/la_chronique/mai_2008/les_dilemmes_de_la_section_israelienne
- ^ Nutrimenti publishing house catalogue http://www.nutrimenti.net/userFiles/File/Cat_esLight.pdf
- ^ An article about the book ANSAmed news 7/11/08 http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME01.@AM71489.html
- ^ Review in Haaretz (Hebrew) http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1054824.html
- ^ Invitation to a discussion about the book in the Palestinian Israeli NGO forum (Hebrew)http://www.peacengo.org/hebrew/event.asp?ID=622
- ^ The book on the Festival web site http://www.1roman.it/it/listit_r.html
[1] The Book Freedom on the publishing house (Mainstream) website [2] The book "Before we say goodbye" on Amazon
