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Donna Leon is the author of a series of crime novels featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti, set in Venice, Italy. She was born in New Jersey, taught in Iran and Italy, and became a Swiss citizen in 2020.
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Learn about Donna Leon, the expatriate American who created Commissario Brunetti, the protagonist of her award-winning crime novels set in Venice. Explore her books, videos, praise, and walking tours of Brunetti's Venice.
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Guido Brunetti is a humble man who lives with his wife Paola, who is a specialist in American literature. They live together with their two children in a spacious apartment. Guido is a character the author imagines good men to be: reserved, humble, kind, discreet, and responsible. He works at the Venetian Questura along with his best friends, Inspe...
Donna Leon was born in 1942, in Montclair, New Jersey to Catholic parents. Her ancestry is European, with her grandparent hailing from Spain (paternal), Ireland, and Germany (maternal). She grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. In her childhood, her parents would constantly urge her to get a good education, have a good life, and overall, have fun. Her...
Find out the chronological list of Donna Leon books, featuring the popular Commissario Guido Brunetti and his investigations in Venice. Learn more about the author, her characters, and her non-fiction books on Italian culture and Venice.
Feb 26, 2022 · Donna Leon, 79, is the author of 31 detective novels featuring Commissario Brunetti. The Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards and have been translated into 35 languages.
Donna Leon (born September 29, 1942, in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice and featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. Donna Leon has lived in Venice for over twenty-five years.
Jul 12, 2024 · Writer Donna Leon: ‘I don’t want a Lamborghini. I have an orchestra’. The crime novelist on leaving Venice after 30 years — and why there will be no afterlife for detective Guido Brunetti....
