Alessandra Appiano
journalist · writer · television presenter
- May 30, 1959
- June 3, 2018
- 59 years
- suicide
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Alessandra Appiano, 59, Italian writer and journalist, suicide.
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Alessandra Appiano (30 May 1959 – 3 June 2018) was an Italian novelist, journalist and television host. With her first novel Amiche di salvataggio she won the Premio Bancarella Award in 2003. Appiano wrote six more novels, which were translated into several languages, and edited a column in a weekly women's magazine.
Career
Appiano was a novelist, journalist and television host. Her first novel, Amiche di salvataggio, was published in 2002, and she won the Premio Bancarella Award the following year.
Amiche di salvataggio was published by Sperling & Kupfer. For the same publishing house, she wrote other books including Domani ti perdono (2003), Scegli me (2005), Le vie delle signore sono infinite (2006) and Le belle e le Bestie (2007), four other novels describing the feminine universe of our time, also being translated into France, Germany, Portugal, Russia, Poland, Lithuania and Spain.
Appiano published for Garzanti Il cerchio degli amori sospesi (2010) and Solo un uomo (2013), and Ti meriti un amore (2017). Her last book, published by Cairo, retold the news story of the murder of Gloria Rosboch, a teacher who was killed by a student in Turin in 2016. Appiano edited a column called Amiche di salvataggio in the weekly magazine Donna Moderna.
She was honoured in 2013 in Milan for her writing with the Ambrogino d’oro.
Personal life
Alessandra Appiano was born in Asti on 30 May 1959.
Appiano's partner was writer and journalist Nanni Delbecchi. She died by suicide on 3 June 2018 in Milan at the age of 59.
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- "È morta a Milano la scrittrice Alessandra Appiano"lastampa.it
- "Morta Alessandra Appiano, una scrittrice dalla parte delle donne: aveva 59 anni"milano.repubblica.it
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandra_Appiano
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1.In what city was Alessandra Appiano born?
- A.Turin
- B.Asticorrect
- C.Milan
- D.Rome
Alessandra Appiano was born in the city of Asti on 30 May 1959.
Source: Life section
2.What was the date of Alessandra Appiano's death?
- A.3 June 2019
- B.3 June 2018correct
- C.30 May 2019
- D.30 May 2018
Alessandra Appiano died by suicide on 3 June 2018.
Source: Life section
3.Which prestigious award did Alessandra Appiano win in 2003?
- A.Ambrogino d’oro
- B.Sperling & Kupfer Award
- C.Premio Bancarellacorrect
- D.Donna Moderna Prize
Alessandra Appiano won the Premio Bancarella Award in 2003 for her first novel.
Source: Life section
4.What was the title of the first novel written by Alessandra Appiano?
- A.Ti meriti un amore
- B.Amiche di salvataggiocorrect
- C.Scegli me
- D.Solo un uomo
Alessandra Appiano's first novel, titled Amiche di salvataggio, was published in 2002.
Source: Life section
5.In which weekly magazine did Alessandra Appiano edit a column?
- A.La Repubblica
- B.Corriere della Sera
- C.Vogue Italia
- D.Donna Modernacorrect
Alessandra Appiano edited a column called Amiche di salvataggio for the weekly magazine Donna Moderna.
Source: Life section
6.Which publishing house released Alessandra Appiano's book 'Le belle e le Bestie'?
- A.Mondadori
- B.Cairo
- C.Sperling & Kupfercorrect
- D.Garzanti
Alessandra Appiano published Le belle e le Bestie through the publishing house Sperling & Kupfer.
Source: Life section
7.Which city served as the location where Alessandra Appiano was honoured with the Ambrogino d’oro in 2013?
- A.Florence
- B.Milancorrect
- C.Asti
- D.Turin
In 2013, Alessandra Appiano was honoured with the Ambrogino d’oro in Milan for her writing.
Source: Life section
8.What was the subject of Alessandra Appiano's last published book?
- A.The life of Nanni Delbecchi
- B.The murder of Gloria Rosbochcorrect
- C.A personal memoir
- D.A collection of short stories
Alessandra Appiano's final book retold the news story regarding the murder of teacher Gloria Rosboch.
Source: Life section
9.Who was the partner survived by Alessandra Appiano?
- A.A fellow writer from Garzanti
- B.An unnamed editor
- C.Nanni Delbecchicorrect
- D.Gloria Rosboch
Upon her death, Alessandra Appiano was survived by her partner, the writer and journalist Nanni Delbecchi.
Source: Life section
10.Which of these novels was published by Garzanti?
- A.Domani ti perdono
- B.Solo un uomocorrect
- C.Scegli me
- D.Le vie delle signore sono infinite
Alessandra Appiano published the novels Il cerchio degli amori sospesi and Solo un uomo for the publisher Garzanti.
Source: Life section
11.What was the age of Alessandra Appiano at the time of her death?
- A.60
- B.59correct
- C.58
- D.57
Alessandra Appiano died in 2018 at the age of 59.
Source: Life section
12.Which year was the novel 'Scegli me' published?
- A.2006
- B.2007
- C.2003
- D.2005correct
Alessandra Appiano published Scegli me in 2005 through Sperling & Kupfer.
Source: Life section
13.In what year was the novel 'Ti meriti un amore' published?
- A.2013
- B.2016
- C.2017correct
- D.2010
Alessandra Appiano published Ti meriti un amore in 2017 with Garzanti.
Source: Life section
14.Which publisher released Alessandra Appiano's final book?
- A.Garzanti
- B.Cairocorrect
- C.Donna Moderna
- D.Sperling & Kupfer
Alessandra Appiano's last book was published by Cairo.
Source: Life section
15.Which profession was NOT listed for Alessandra Appiano?
- A.Teachercorrect
- B.Television host
- C.Novelist
- D.Journalist
The text describes Alessandra Appiano as a novelist, journalist, and television host, but not as a teacher.
Source: Life section
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