A woman with long curly brown hair, wearing a beige sweater, resting her chin on her hand, looking thoughtfully to the side in a cozy indoor setting with warm lighting.

Francesca Maria Benvenuto

Francesca Maria Benvenuto was born in Naples in 1986. She graduated with a Law degree in 2009 and completed a PhD in International Criminal Law in 2012. That same year she moved to Paris to study for a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law at the Sorbonne. She then started her own law firm in Paris, where she currently works as a criminal lawyer. Her debut novel, So People Know it’s Me was published in Italy, France, Germany, UK, and Croatia. She is also studying for a Modern Languages degree at the University of Turin.

Book cover featuring a black-and-white photograph of a young boy with short hair, with yellow text in Italian, including the title "l'amore assaje" and a quote by Maurizio De Giovanni.
Book cover for 'So People Know It's Me' by Francesca Maria Benvenuto, featuring a person floating on their back in dark blue water with arms outstretched and a beige background with blue text.
A person floating on their back in dark blue ocean water with arms outstretched and head back, wearing red shorts.
Red book cover titled "J'voulais naïtre gamin" by Francesca Maria Benvenuto, featuring a white line drawing of a heart on a red background.
Book cover with photo of a boy jumping off a wooden pier into a lake, with mountain and cloudy sky in background, and title text in Serbian.