STEPHEN AMIDON was born in Chicago and grew up on the East Coast of America. He lived in London for twelve years before returning to the United States in 1999. He now lives in Massachusetts and Torino, Italy.
Amidon has reviewed films for The Sunday Times and The Financial Times and contributed to various newspapers and magazines in the United States, Great Britain, and Italy.
His books have been published in sixteen countries and include two works of non fiction, a collection of short stories, and seven novels. Human Capital was selected by Jonathan Yardley of The Washington Post as one of the five best novels of 2004.
Paolo Virzì's Italian film version of Human Capital, Il Capitale Umano, staring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Valeria Golino, and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, won best film at the 2014 David Di Donatello, Nastri d'Argento, and Globi D'Oro Awards and was selected to represent Italy as best foreign language film at the 2015 Oscars.
Virzì's film The Leisure Seeker, starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, which Amidon co-wrote with, Virzì, Francesca Archibugi, and Francesco Piccolo, premiered in competition at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. The screenplay was nominated for Italian Golden Globe and David di Donatello awards.
Amidon's serial drama 6Bianca, directed by Serena Sinigaglia, premiered at Teatro Stabile di Torino in February 2015.
An American film version of Human Capital, starring Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Alex Wolff, and Maya Hawke and directed by Marc Meyers, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
A film adaptation of Security, directed by Peter Chelsom and with a cast including Marco D’Amore, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Silvio Muccino, Valeria Bilello, and Ludovica Martino, will be released in Italy in late 2020.
Amidon has reviewed films for The Sunday Times and The Financial Times and contributed to various newspapers and magazines in the United States, Great Britain, and Italy.
His books have been published in sixteen countries and include two works of non fiction, a collection of short stories, and seven novels. Human Capital was selected by Jonathan Yardley of The Washington Post as one of the five best novels of 2004.
Paolo Virzì's Italian film version of Human Capital, Il Capitale Umano, staring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Valeria Golino, and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, won best film at the 2014 David Di Donatello, Nastri d'Argento, and Globi D'Oro Awards and was selected to represent Italy as best foreign language film at the 2015 Oscars.
Virzì's film The Leisure Seeker, starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, which Amidon co-wrote with, Virzì, Francesca Archibugi, and Francesco Piccolo, premiered in competition at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. The screenplay was nominated for Italian Golden Globe and David di Donatello awards.
Amidon's serial drama 6Bianca, directed by Serena Sinigaglia, premiered at Teatro Stabile di Torino in February 2015.
An American film version of Human Capital, starring Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Alex Wolff, and Maya Hawke and directed by Marc Meyers, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
A film adaptation of Security, directed by Peter Chelsom and with a cast including Marco D’Amore, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Silvio Muccino, Valeria Bilello, and Ludovica Martino, will be released in Italy in late 2020.