Pier Paolo Giannubilo was born in San Severo in 1971. He now lives in Campobasso, where he teaches Italian and Latin Literature in a high school. He has published essays, short stories, poetry and novels. His work features in the anthology Giro d'Italia - Van gewest tot gewest, edited by the Italian publisher Bonardi in Amsterdam, which brings together some of the greatest Italian writers selected by region in a Dutch-Italian bilingual edition. His novel Il risolutore (Rizzoli) was longlisted for the Premio Strega 2019. His latest book is Incendio sul mare (Rizzoli, 2022).