He lived for a long time between Italy and the United States.
Among his narrative works, the novels “Un borghese piccolo piccolo” (1976, from which Mario Monicelli drew the film of the same name with Alberto Sordi), “Amorosa presenza” (1978), “Tutti cattivi” (1981), “Ragazzo di vetro “(1983), La lepre (1988),” Fantasmi “(2001),” L’incontro “(Mondadori, 2006),” Vite bugiarde. Romanzo d’appendice “(Mondadori, 2007) and the volumes of short stories” L’ipocrita “(1991) and” La gente “(1993). In 1997 “Fattacci”, narrative variations on the violence of the news.
In 1981 he published the novel in verse “Addio Lenin” in the Garzanti poetry series. His debut in the Mondador series “Lo Specchio” is the collection of poems “Alla luce del sole”.
In 2013 the latest publication: “Alla luce del sole”, poems published by Mondadori.
He was also the author of poems and texts for theater.
As a screenwriter he has written, among others, for Sergio Citti, Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio and Roberto Benigni.
He has collaborated with various newspapers and has held creative writing courses in Italy and abroad.
Finally he has made numerous theatrical performances of which he was the protagonist.
