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Nov. 20 - Nov. 27, 2011 |
Nino Ricci: Canadian Novelist and Success Story
The Canadian Author will soon share his story on Pierre Elliott Trudeau in a Television series
By Rosanna Bonura
Originally Published: 2011-10-09
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Nino Ricci
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Writing a book and winning prestigious awards is an achievement every author dreams of. For Canadian novelist Nino Ricci, this dream has become reality multiple times. The winner of several literary awards, Ricci has reached international recognition. He has also proven himself beyond a writer of fiction with his short biography titled Pierre Elliott Trudeau, which is part of Penguin Canada’s Extraordinary Canadians collection of books. Ricci’s account of Trudeau will also be seen on television. It will be part of the Extraordinary Canadians series which begins airing in October on CityTV, OMNI and the Biography channel.
Born in Leamington, Ontario to Italian immigrants from Molise, Ricci attended university in Toronto, Montreal and Florence, Italy. He received a B.A. in English Literature from York University in Toronto and a Masters in Creative Writing from Concordia University in Montreal. His studies led him to serve as a writer-in-residence for the Toronto and Kitchener public libraries and at the University of Windsor. He also served as president for PEN Canada. Other accomplishments include being inaugural winner of the Alistair MacLeod Award for Literary Achievement in 2006 and his 2010 York University Pinnacle Achievement Award.
A well-known author in the Canadian literary scene, Ricci is most recognized for his first novel, Lives of the Saints. The internationally acclaimed novel spent 75 weeks on the Globe and Mail’s best seller list and was the winner of several awards including the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. The novel tells the life story of seven year old Vittorio Innocente and is set in an Italian village in 1960. It takes a deep look at the traditions of a small Italian town. The book was published in 17 countries and its success prompted a trilogy that continued with Ricci’s In a Glass House, which continues the story of Vittorio Innocente after his immigration to Canada and the trials and tribulations of the Italian immigrant experience. This was followed by Where She Has Gone, where protagonist Vittorio Innocente meets his half-sister and together they explore their past. Due to its success, the Lives of the Saints trilogy was later adapted into a television miniseries, starring Sophia Loren and Kris Kristofferson.
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