Michela Murgia was born in Cabras. A novelist translated throughout the world, she debuted with Il mondo deve sapere (Isbn, 2006), which inspired Paolo Virzì’s film, Her Whole Life Ahead, and she is author of novels and essays including: Accabadora (2009; Campiello Prize 2010); Ave Mary. E la Chiesa inventò la donna (2011); Chirú (2015); Istruzioni per diventare fascisti (2018) for Einaudi; and Noi siamo tempesta (Salani, 2019). She has written for the theatre, television and radio and is very active on social networks where she intervenes on political and social news.