Born in
Trapani, Auci studied at the
liceo classico and graduated in law at the
University of Palermo. After working at the
Florence courthouse as a court clerk, she moved back to Palermo, where she works as a
special-needs teacher. After several short stories, she made her novel debut in 2015 with
Florence. Auci had her breakout in 2019 with
The Florios of Sicily (Italian:
I leoni di Sicilia), an historical novel about the
Florio family, which after having been rejected by two publishers was a surprise best seller, selling over one million copies and being released in 35 countries. A streaming series adaption of the novel, titled
The Lions of Sicily, was announced in 2022; produced by
Disney+ and directed by
Paolo Genovese, it stars
Michele Riondino,
Miriam Leone,
Donatella Finocchiaro and
Vinicio Marchioni. ==References==