Petra Reski

Petra Reski was born in the Ruhr area and has lived in Venice since 1991. She has been writing about Italy since 1989 - and again and again about the phenomenon of the Mafia. She has received several awards for her reportages and books, most recently in Germany as "Reporter of the Year". In Italy, she received the Premio Civitas and the Amalfi-Coast Media Award for her anti-Mafia commitment. Petra Reski has published several novels and non-fiction books, most recently "Once I fell into the Gran Canal. About life in Venice" (2021) and "All'Italiana! How I tried to become Italian" (2024)