Sleeps in, runs on deadlines, lives in Milan with her dog Artù.

Nadeesha Uyangoda was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and raised in the suburbs of Milan, Italy. She’s published three books, including novel Acqua sporca (Einaudi, 2025), and L’unica persona nera nella stanza (66thand2nd, 2021), a critically praised nonfiction debut exploring race, identity, and belonging in contemporary Italy.
She’s also the creator and co-host of podcast Sulla Razza (Juventus F.C., One Podcast, 2022), one of the first Italian-language podcasts to examine race and systemic racism.
Her work has appeared in La Repubblica, Al Jazeera, The Telegraph, Open Democracy, and she pens a weekly literary column for Internazionale magazine.

She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of MUDEC, the Museum of Cultures of the City of Milan.

In 2023, she curated a special section of Book Pride, Milan’s independent book fair, dedicated to language; held a workshop at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Oslo; and was awarded a residency at Art Omi: Writers (Ghent, NY).
In 2025, she was invited at the International Book Fair in Lima, where Italy was guest of honor.

She writes in Italian and in English, both languages to shift perspectives.