Stefano Valenti was born in 1964 in Valtellina and lives in Milan. He was written the novels: La fabbrica del panico (Feltrinelli, winner of the Premio Campiello Opera Prima 2014, the Premio Volponi Opera Prima 2014 and the Premio Bergamo 2015), Rosso nella notte bianca (Feltrinelli, 2016), Cronache della sesta estinzione (Il Saggiatore, 2023), and Come farfalla a luglio (Gramma Feltrinelli, 2026). He has translated several works of fiction and non-fiction, including Street Life by Joseph Mitchell for Adelphi, The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner for Ponte alle Grazie, Germinale by Émile Zola and Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours by Jules Verne for “Classici Feltrinelli”. He teaches at Mohole writing school.