About the Author

Born in Siena, Italy, Mr. Perre emigrated as a child toLondon, England and then later to New York City. An acclaimed polymath, he engages in a variety of art forms with note. He began his artistic career at age 7 which lead to an audition with renowned conductor/composer, LeonardBernstein. As a concert violinist and pianist, he has performed insolo, chamber music and orchestral concerts worldwide. As an actor and singer, (under his nom d'artiste, Adam Alexi-Malle, starring in numerous films, ('Bowfinger", "Hidalgo", "The Man Who Wasn't There"), on television (in "The Sopranos", "The West Wing" and "24")and in theatre, on Broadway, in "Titanic", "The ThreepennyOpera" and most notably in the American premi�re of British playwright/film director, Mike Leigh's play, "Goose-Pimples" which garnered himcritical acclaim in an award-nominated performance the New York Times and press described as "simply astounding." This lead to his invitation to Hollywoodto star opposite Steve Martin. In addition, he is a sought-after voice artist having lenthis voice in film, television and as a narrator for Penguin/Random House AudioBooks and has just embarked on a majorproject as the voice of the celebrated French author, Alexandre Dumas where allof the author's books will be recorded. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, the JuilliardSchool and the universities of Wisconsin and Maryland earning a Bachelor's andMaster's degrees. Doctoral and advanced graduate work continued at theUniversit� de Paris, the Paris and Moscow Conservatories as well as the RoyalAcademy of Dramatic Art in London. A recipient of numerous fellowships including the New YorkPhilharmonic Scholarship, the Harriet Hale Woolley Fellowship in Paris and anAerodyne Grant, his writing has previously appeared in the Cream City Reader, The Red Wheelbarrow and A Delicate Balance, among others. He has been appointed an editor of the literarymagazine, "Il Palio Review."

Reviews

"Persephone herself would find fascination...Perre reminds us of the sharp edges that come as part of the love and the anger and the indifference and the sadness that is born of the human condition. - The San Francisco Book Review "A Confederacy of Joy" is like an intimate journey of the soul through the landscape of the body - Whitman-esque - an auspicious introduction of promise." - The Letters Journal