Giancarlo De Cataldo

Giancarlo De Cataldo (born 7 February 1956) is an Italian crime novelist, screenwriter and dramatist.

Giancarlo De Cataldo
De Cataldo in 2010
Born	7 February 1956 (1956-02-07) (age 69) Taranto, Italy
Occupation	Writer

Life and career

Born in Taranto, De Cataldo graduated in law and worked as a magistrate, becoming a judge at the Corte d'Assise in Rome.^[1] He made his literary debut in 1989, with the novel Nero come il cuore ("As black as the heart"), which has been described as a "mix of detective story, noir and legal thriller".^[2] He is best known for the novels Romanzo Criminale (2002), which was adapted into a film by Michele Placido, and Suburra (2015), co-written with Carlo Bonini and adapted into a film by Stefano Sollima.^[1][3]

Also an essayist, a playwright, a translator, a radio and television writer and a screenwriter, De Cataldo's credits include Mario Martone's We Believed, for which he won a David di Donatello Award.^[1][4] He collaborated with numerous publications, including la Repubblica, Il Messaggero, L'Unità, Paese Sera and La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.^[1][4]