Donna Leon
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About
American-born crime novelist and university professor. She became famous for her Guido Brunetti series of detective novels.
Before Fame
She published her debut Brunetti novel, Death at La Fenice, in 1992.
Trivia
She requested that, despite their Venice settings, none of her Brunetti novels be translated into Italian.
Family Life
After leaving her native America, she taught literature in Italy at the University of Maryland's European branch.
Associated With
She and fellow detective fiction author Sara Paretsky were both recipients of the Crime Writers' Association's Silver Dagger Award.
