George peresso biography

Peresso was born in Vittoriosa in 1939. He studied literature and philosophy in Treviso and Brescia (Italy) and continued his M.A. in Spiritual Theology at the Institute and Faculty of Theology in Rome.

In his career of over fifty years as a broadcaster for the Public Broadcasting Services, he held the posts of Head of TV and Radio Programmes, and Head of Drama and Culture. He was also influential in the creation of the cultural radio station FM Bronja.

His first publications were the children’s books Karamella Karamellu (Caramel Candy, 1980) and Kikku u Sika (Kikku and Sika, 1980), which were based on television characters.

It is interesting to see how varied Peresso’s topics and themes have been, yet how consistent his style has remained throughout; from historical and social novels such as Il-Qassis tal-Belt (The Priest of Valletta, 2011) and Ħajja ta’ Kelb (A Dog’s Life, 1999), through to his more psychological novel Il-Wiċċ l-Ieħor (published