Alessandro D'Avenia

Screenwriter

Birthday May 2, 1977

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Palermo, Italy

Age 47 years old

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About

Italian writer, screenwriter and teacher known for his best-selling 2010 debut novel White as Milk, Red as Blood. In 2013, the book was adapted into a film of the same name.

Before Fame

He attended Sapienza University of Rome where he earned a degree in Classic Letters.

Trivia

His debut novel is considered Italy's version of The Fault in Our Stars, which was written by John Green.

Family Life

His sister is a photographer named Marta D'Avenia.

Associated With

His film White as Milk, Red as Blood starred Gaia Weiss and Aurora Ruffino.