Maurizio Torchio was born in Turin in 1970 and lives in Milan. He made the documentary Votate agli stipendi Fiat (2003). He has published a collection of short stories, Tecnologie affettive (Sironi), and three novels for Einaudi, Piccoli animali, Cattivi and L’invulnerabile altrove. Cattivi won the Premio Lo Straniero, Premio Dessì, Premio Padula, Premio Pisa and Premio Moncalieri and has been translated into English, French and German.