Longo is unique, a literary jewel! -- Andreas Wallenthin ? WDR 5 (Germany)Northern Italy's answer to Inspector Montalbano. -- Alessandro BariccoOne of his country's most important authors. -- Philipp Haibach ? Rolling Stone (Germany)One of the most exciting Italian writers. ? FAZ (Germany) Davide Longo was born in 1971 in the Province of Torino. In addition to novels he writes books for children, short stories and articles, and his texts have been used in musical and theatre productions.