Matteo Nucci was born in Rome in 1970. He published with Ponte alle Grazie the novels “Sono comuni le cose degli amici” (2009, finalist at the Strega Prize), “Il toro non sbaglia mai” (2011), “È giusto obbedire alla notte” (2017, finalist at the Strega Prize) and the narrative essay “L'abisso di Eros” (2018). A new edition of Plato's “Symposium” (2009) and the narrative essays “Le lacrime degli eroi” (2013), “Achilles e Odisseo. Ferocity and Deception” (2020), “The Cry of Pan” (2023). For HarperCollins, the novel “Beautiful things are hard” (2022) and the essay “Dreaming of Lions. The Fragile Heroism of Ernest Hemingway” (2024). His short stories have appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies and eBooks. He collaborates with La Stampa and l'Espresso.