Gaia Servadio
Gaia Servadio | |
|---|---|
 Hosting After Dark on 11 March 1988 | |
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Padua, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | William Mostyn-Owen c. 1961—1989 |
| Children | Owen (b. 1962), Allegra (b. 1964), Orlando (b. 1973) |
| Relatives | Boris Johnson (former son-in-law) |
Gaia Cecilia M. Servadio[1](born 1938) is an Italian writer.
Early life and career
Servadio was born in Padua, the daughter of Bianca Prinzi and Luxardo Servadio.[2] Her father was Jewish and her mother was Sicilian and Catholic.[3] She received a bachelor's degree from London's Camberwell School of Art.[2]
Her first novel Tanto gentile e tanto onesta, aka Melinda, was published in 1967 by Feltrinelli in Italy and Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK, and was a "a runaway success".[2]
Personal life
Servadio was married the British art historian William Mostyn-Owen c. 1961—1989, and they had three children, Owen (b. 1962), Allegra (b. 1964) and Orlando (b. 1973).[4] In 1968, they were living in "23 rooms or so" of one wing of Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.[5]
Their daughter Allegra, an art teacher, was the first wife of the politician Boris Johnson.[6] Their son Orlando is an artist and a painter.[7]
Servadio lives in Belgravia, London.[8]
Works
Fiction
- Tanto gentile e tanto onesta (Feltrinelli, 1967)
- Don Giovanni e L'azione consiste (Feltrinelli, 1968)
- Un'infanzia diversa (Rizzoli, 1988)
- Il lamento di Arianna (La Tartaruga, 1988)
- La storia di R. (Rizzoli, 1990)
- E i morti non sanno (Dario Flaccovio Ed., 2005)
- Raccogliamo le vele - Autobiografia (Feltrinelli, 2014)
Non-fiction
- Luchino Visconti (Mondadori, 1980)
- La Donna del Rinascimento (Garzanti, 1986)
- Traviata. Vita di Giuseppina Strepponi (Rizzoli, 1994)
- Mozia. Alla scoperta di una civiltà scomparsa (Flaccovio Dario, 2003)
- Scritti siriani dell'antichità: testi preclassici e classici (A cura di G.S.; Pisa e Roma, Fabrizio Serra editore, 2010)
- Gioachino Rossini Una vita (Feltrinelli 2015)
References
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry 18th ed., vol. 2, ed. Peter Townend, 1969, p. 482
- ^ a b c Andrew and Suzanne Edwards (16 February 2013). "From Designer to Journalist: An Interview with Gaia Servadio". Times of Sicily. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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- ^ Humphrey Burton. "William Mostyn-Owen obituary | Education". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ LIFE. Time Inc. 7 June 1968. pp. 83–84. ISSN 0024-3019. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Rachel Helyer-Donaldson (8 January 2010). "Boris Johnson's first wife marries again". Theweek.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Orlando Mostyn Owen | The Royal Drawing School". The Royal Drawing School. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Alain Elkann Interviews Gaia Servadio writer, historian and broadcaster". Alainelkanninterviews.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
