Gianluca Ellena

GianLuca Ellena was born in 1968 in Naples, Italy, to Ligurian parents. He grew up in Avellino and graduated in foreign literatures and contemporary history. For his job he has traveled extensively visiting Africa, Middle East and the Balkans. In 2011 wrote his first novel, "Nebbia sulla Ferrovia" and two years later "Ventisei Luglio" and ultimately "Il colore nero scuro". All three novels deal with world war II history. He completed in February 2017 his novel, "Il regalo del Nawruz, history of an Afghan boxer", the story of an afghan boy moving with his family along the years in Iran, in USA and then back home in Herat (Afghanistan). In the same year he wrote "Neve sporca a Kabul" and "Undici". In 2020 his "Regalo del Nawruz"was translated in English "The gift of Nawruz" and distributed globally. He is a boxing referee and judge of Italian boxing federation (FPI). He lives in Marche. He does not own blog or website but he is very active on Twitter @gianlucaellena1