Nicola Lagioia was born in Bari. An editor and writer, he is the author of Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj (2001, Premio lo Straniero), Occidente per principianti (2004, Premio Scanno), Riportando tutto a casa (2009, Premio Viareggio Rèpaci, Premio Vittorini, Premio Volponi, premio SIAE-Sindacato scrittori), La ferocia (2014, Premio Strega 2015) and La città dei vivi (2020, Premio Alessandro Leogrande, Premio Lattes Grinzane). He had a short story featured in the collection Contro Roma (2018) and he is among the authors of the anthology The Passenger – Roma (2021). He is one of the voices of Pagina3, the daily cultural press review on Rai Radio 3, and writes for several newspaper and magazines. Since 2016 he’s the director of Turin International Book Fair.