Luigi Malerba, born Luigi Bonardi, was an Italian author who wrote short stories, historical novels, and screenplays. He have been part of the Neoavanguardia and who co-founded Gruppo 63, a literary movement based on Marxism and Structuralism. Some of his most famous novels are La scoperta dell'alfabeto, The serpent, What Is This Buzzing, Do You Hear It Too?, Dopo il pescecane, Testa d'argento, Il fuoco greco, Le pietre volanti, Roman ghosts and Ithaca Forever: Penelope speaks. He also wrote several stories and novels for kids with Tonino Guerra.
Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti, is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.
Niccolò Ammaniti is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for As God Commands.
Sandro Veronesi, born in Florence, Tuscany in 1959, is an Italian novelist, essayist, and journalist. After earning a degree in architecture at the University of Florence, he opted for a writing career in his mid to late twenties. Veronesi published his first book at the age of 25, a collection of poetry that has remained his only venture into verse writing. What has followed since includes five novels, three books of essays, one theatrical piece, numerous introductions to novels and collections of essays, interviews, screenplay, and television programs.
Roberto Saviano is an Italian writer, essayist, and screenwriter. In his writings, including articles and his book Gomorrah, he uses literature and investigative reporting to tell of the economic reality of the territory and business of organized crime in Italy, in particular the Camorra crime syndicate, and of organized crime more generally.
Antonio Monda is an Italian writer, filmmaker, essayist, and professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is a promoter of the arts, in particular film and literature.
Alberto Angela is an Italian paleontologist, writer and journalist. Angela is currently a famous history and science communicator in Italy.
Igiaba Scego is an Italian writer, journalist, and activist of Somali origin.
Francesco Carofiglio is an Italian architect, writer and director. Son of writer Enza Buono and brother of writer and member of the Italian Senate Gianrico Carofiglio.
Nino Alberto Arbasino was an Italian writer, essayist, and politician.
Andrea Bajani is an Italian novelist, poet, and journalist. After his debut with Cordiali saluti, it was Se consideri le colpe which brought him a great deal of attention. Antonio Tabucchi wrote about his debut novel, "I read this book with an excitement that Italian literature hasn't made me feel in ages." The book won the Super Mondello Prize, the Brancati Prize, the Recanati Prize and the Lo Straniero Prize.
Antonella Clerici is an Italian television host and journalist.
Fabio Volo, pseudonym of Fabio Bonetti, is an Italian writer, actor, radio and television presenter, screenwriter, drummer, singer and philosopher.
Fabio Fazio is an Italian television presenter. After debuting in 1982, he presented many TV programs, including Quelli che... il Calcio, Vieni via con me and Quello che (non) ho. Since 2003, he presents the weekly talk show Che tempo che fa, broadcast by Rai 3 and since September 2017 on Rai 1.
Raffaele Lauro is an Italian politician, member of the Senate of Italy, prefect and a private adviser for institutional relations and communication.
Matteo Strukul is an Italian writer and journalist.
Stefano Cecchi is a record producer and entrepreneur.
Matteo Corradini is an Italian writer and hebraist.
Roberto Gervaso was an Italian writer and journalist. He won the Premio Bancarella twice: for L'Italia dei Comuni in 1967, and for Cagliostro in 1973.
Antonio Scurati is an Italian writer and academic. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Strega Prize for his novel M. Il figlio del secolo (2018).
