Born in Rome in 1974, he began his literary career as a poet and published his first novel, La casa degli sguardi, in 2018. It was followed by Tutto chiede salvezza (2020), which won the Premio Strega Giovani, and Sempre tornare (2021). Together, these works form an autobiographical trilogy. Tutto chiede salvezza was adapted into a successful Netflix series. Mencarelli also writes poetry and contributes to several newspapers and magazines.
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