Luca Ricci was born in Pisa in 1974 and lives in Rome. He has written short stories, such as the collection Gotico Rosa (La nave di Teseo, 2024) and novels, which have been translated into many languanges. His novel L’amore e altre forme d’odio (Einaudi, 2006, later La nave di Teseo, 2020) won the Premio Chiara. With La nave di Teseo he published a quadrilogy composed of the novels I primaverili, Gli autunnali, Gli estivi and Gli invernali, and his latest book Gioco di prestigio (2026). He writes for the cultural pages of “Corriere della Sera” and “Il Messaggero”. He runs writing classes at Scuola Holden.