breaking latest news – She is young, beautiful, nice. She revealed her identity from Fabio Fazio to “Che tempo che fa” Erin Doom, the writer who until now had hidden behind a pseudonym, like Elena Ferrante. She too has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in Italy. On Fazio’s stage she said to call herself Matilda, is under 30, Emilian and graduated in law.
“I’ve always been an introvert, very shy and I chose anonymity because it is more suited to my nature – he told Fazio – as time went by, however, I felt that I was missing out on something”, he added. Then, on the stage name, Doom, he explains: “I chose it because in English it means both doom and doom.”
Erin Doom made her debut on the Wattpad platform in 2017 by publishing her first stories. In 2022 her first novel ‘Fabbricante di Lacrime’ sold more than 500,000 copies, remaining on the charts for 100 weeks and reaching 100 reprints. The novel will soon become a film by Alessandro Genovese (“I was on the set, but I was officially only an intern at the publishing house”, she says).
The second novel ‘The Way Snow Falls’ has been translated into 18 countries. This evening, in addition to revealing her identity, Erin Doom also presents ‘Stigmà for Magazzini Salani, the first chapter of a saga starring Mireya and Andras, to be released on May 16th. “The book was born many years ago and revolves around important values: love, friendship and family ties”, explains da Fazio.
Finally, addressing the readers to whom she revealed herself for the first time, Erin Doom says: “I would like to say a huge thank you to my readers who have trusted what I have written for so long even if they have never seen me”. Before leaving the studio, Fabio Fazio’s funny joke accompanied her: “If by chance you meet Elena Ferrante, say hello to her”, alluding to the other great mysterious Italian writer, author of many best sellers.
The new book
The writer will present a preview of “Stigma”, first chapter of a new saga in bookstores from 16 May. The protagonist is a young woman who no longer believes in miracles. Too many times her life has chewed it up and spat it out, deluding her that a glittering future was in store for her. Alone and without means, Mireya decides to move to Philadelphia to seek her fortune. She has only an old suitcase with her, surrounded by the freezing winter of an unknown city.
His personal miracle seems to take place when he comes across a neon sign that stands out in the dark of night. Eccentric and glitzy, the milagro’s club it is a place capable of captivating anyone who crosses its threshold, including Mireya. With the stubbornness of someone who has nothing to lose, the girl manages to get hired as a bartender.
Milagro’s, however, is more than an exclusive venue. Behind its closed doors, beyond the glitter and stage lights, destinies intertwine and secrets whisper. The darkest ones all condense in the harsh and enchanting face of Andras, the head of security. It’s hate at first sight between Mireya and Andras. Both bear the same marks on their skin, they bear the mark of those who had to learn to fight to survive. Yet the two continue to run into each other, as attracted by a mysterious force that they don’t know or can contrast, held by a golden thread stronger than a destiny.
Who is the mysterious writer
Mysterious, but up to a certain point: she answers the phone and in an interview with Corriere della Sera in April 2022 she anticipated that there would be a third novel signed with a pseudonym and then who knows. Who knows what could be the announced turning point: come out and maybe just devote yourself to writing – “an activity that I have always considered futile” – instead of giving substance to law studies by looking for a job “relevant, normal, which with the reputation of a writer I would risk jeopardizing”.
A passion, that for stories, born at night, just so as not to steal time from studying and not to be discovered. “I waited for everyone in the house to go to sleep, I finished studying and turned on the PC. My parents never noticed it until, the day after the contract was signed, I revealed it to them and very few friends”.
Now is the time for a breakthrough.