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Marina Fiorato

Marina Fiorato is an Italian English designer, actress, film producer and author.

Early life

Fiorato was born in Manchester,[1] with a Venetian father, but was raised in Langcliffe, North Yorkshire.

She studied history at Durham University, before specialising in the study of Shakespeare for a Master's at the University of Warwick.[2] On completing her degrees, she studied art and worked for a period as an illustrator and film reviewer.

Career

Film and artwork

Fiorato co-produced and starred in the award-winning short film Devilwood (2006), and also appeared in The Wrong Blonde, An Ideal Husband (both 1999),[2] Maybe Baby (2000) and Tuesday (2008).[3] She also designed tour visuals for bands such as U2 and The Rolling Stones and for films including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.[2]

Publications

Fiorato's first novel, The Glassblower of Murano (2008), was written in bookshop coffee-shops so that she could research the Venetian setting. It was rejected by numerous publishers before being accepted by Beautiful Books Ltd. and becoming an international success.[4] Two years later, Fiorato's The Botticelli Secret (2010) earned a large advance.[5] Her other works also have an Italian theme or setting.

Family life

Fiorato is married to filmmaker Sacha Bennett[1] and they have two children.

Bibliography

As Marina Fiorato

  • —— (2008). The Glassblower of Murano. Beautiful Books. ISBN 9781905636242.
  • —— (2009). The Madonna of the Almonds. Beautiful Books. ISBN 9781905636433.
  • —— (2010). The Botticelli Secret. Beautiful Books. ISBN 9781905636808.
  • —— (2011). Daughter of Siena. John Murray. ISBN 9781848545618.
  • —— (2012). The Venetian Contract. John Murray. ISBN 9781848545618.
  • —— (2015). Beatrice and Benedick. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9781250077134.
  • —— (2015). Kit.
  • —— (2017). Crimson and Bone.

Notable US editions

As M. A. Bennett

S.T.A.G.S.

  • S.T.A.G.S. (2017)
  • DOGS (2019)
  • FOXES (2020)

Other

  • The Island (2018)

References

  1. ^ a b Monica Bottino, "La scrittrice inglese che ama il Rinascimento genovese", il Giornale, 25 November 2011 (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b c "Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town", Craven Herald & Pioneer, 10 January 2009.
  3. ^ Marina Fiorato at the IMDb
  4. ^ Javier Espinoza, "Faces in the News: Art Imitating J.K. Rowling: Marina Fiorato was inspired by the Harry Potter author to write her novel in cafes, and it's now a best seller", Forbes.com, 9 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance", The Telegraph, 16 May 2010.
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