Enrico Brizzi was born in Bologna in 1974. He made his literary debut in 1994 with the bestseller Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, which shaped a generation of readers. The book was translated in twenty-four countries, and later released as a film. A big fan of hiking, Enrico has walked the great pilgrimage routes on journeys that has inspired many of his books. He has published novels, historical narrative non-fiction, and books about football for adults and children. He won the Premio Bancarella Sport with In piedi sui pedali (Mondadori, 2014). He published for HarperCollins Italy La primavera perfetta (2021) and Enzo. Il sogno di un ragazzo (2023), the first book of a saga starring the "King of Reds", Enzo Ferrari. His last book is Due (HarperCollins Italy, 2024) the long-waited sequel of Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo.