Guido Mina di Sospiro
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| Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Novelist and non-fiction writer |
| Alma mater | University of Pavia University of Southern California |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Genre | Thriller, narrative nonfiction, memoirs |
| Notable works | The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong |
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Guido Mina di Sospiro is an award-winning[1] fiction and non-fiction writer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an ancient Italian family,[2] raised in Milan, Italy and living in the United States. He was educated at the University of Pavia, and then at The University of Southern California.
Mina di Sospiro's novel The Story of Yew (the memoirs of an age-old tree),[3][4][5] published in the UK, has been translated into many languages, as has From the River,[6] the memoirs of a mighty river. Both books have met with critical acclaim.[7][8]
He has recently completed the novel The Forbidden Book,[9][10] co-authored with Joscelyn Godwin, the noted scholar of western esoteric tradition, and has just published The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong.[11][12][13][14] He keeps a blog on the web-magazine Reality Sandwich[15] and on the alternative views website Disinformation Company.[16] His books have been translated into Bulgarian, Danish, Greek, Italian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Thai.
References
- ↑ Literary Prize "FiordiBarocco"
- ↑ "Il fiume"
- ↑ "A Tale Told by a Tree"
- ↑ "He Only Has Eyes For Yews"
- ↑ "The Story of Yew"
- ↑ "Da Cremona a Miami Per raccontare il Po sono diventato fiume"
- ↑ "And That’S The Wonder, The Wonder Of Yew"
- ↑ "Il romanzo dell'uomo che scorre sul Po"
- ↑ "The Forbidden Book: Sex, Death, Love, Religion, Politics, Magic, and all that"
- ↑ "An Interview with Guido Mina di Sospiro"
- ↑ [1] "The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong: Review from The Times"
- ↑ [2] "The Metaphysics of Ping Pong - A Review"
- ↑ [3] "Staff Pick: The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong"
- ↑ [4]"Starred Review: The Metaphysics of Ping Pong: Table Tennis as a Journey of Self-Discovery"
- ↑ Blog on Reality Sandwich
- ↑ Blog on Disinformation
