Sante Bandirali is an Italian publisher, translator, and author. He is the co-founder and editorial director of the independent publishing house uovonero, known for its pioneering work in accessible and inclusive children’s publishing, and is also involved in the editorial project Officina Babùk.
As a translator he has translated around forty novels for young readers, including The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, winner of the Premio Andersen in Italy. In 2020 he received the Premio Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi for translation for One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and his translations have received numerous other awards and recognitions.
Alongside his editorial and translation work, he writes picture books and fiction.
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The Book Without a Protagonist
A witty and philosophical picture book about identity, storytelling, and the magic that begins when someone decides to read. Edoardo, the supposed protagonist of this book, feels crushed by the responsibility of being the main character — so he steps out of the story and leaves. Desperate, the book sets off through the Land of Fairy Tales in search of…
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Monsieur Erik
A poetic and whimsical portrait of an eccentric musician whose quiet solitude and inner music reveal the beauty of being different. Erik is an odd one: always dressed in the same way, he lives in a small flat called “the closet”, full of um- brellas that he fills with sketches and words. Erik is a melancholic one, but he knows…
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The Black Egg
A witty fairy tale which turns into an unforgettable journey about difference and finding one’s true place in the world. One day the hen laid a black egg. None wanted to buy it, so the paesant gave it to the king. The queen has to brood it in her chest, said the hen. And so she did, till a little…
