Born in Bologna in 1971, Omar di Monopoli lives in Manduria, in the less touristy part of the Salento area. He writes comics, screenplays and novels. His books include Uomini e cani, Ferro e fuoco and La legge di Fonzi (published by Isbn Edizioni from 2007 to 2010). Nella perfida terra di Dio is his first novel published by Adelphi.