Francesca Melandri was the recipient of the Rapallo Cariage Prize in 2012, and in 2010 she published her first novel, Eva dorme.
She was the recipient of the Rapallo Carige Prize for Piu alto del mare in 2012. In 2010 she published her first novel, Eva dorme (Eva Sleeps), set in the border regions of Northern Italy and Austria, a sweeping story about family, forgiveness, conflict and the search for truth. 
