Adriana Trigiani
United StatesAbout
Adriana Trigiani is an American bestselling novelist, playwright, television writer, producer, and filmmaker known for her warm, character-driven stories about family, love, identity, and Italian-American life. She grew up in the Appalachian mountains of southwest Virginia and later moved to New York City, where she began her career in entertainment and writing. Trigiani is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Big Stone Gap, The Shoemaker’s Wife, and The Good Left Undone. Her novels have been translated into dozens of languages, bringing her stories of family bonds, cultural heritage, and personal reinvention to readers around the world. She has also written and directed film adaptations of her work and directed documentaries. In 2023, the Italian government awarded her the Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia for her contributions to Italian culture. She lives in Greenwich Village, New York, with her family.
