Nino Alberto Arbasino (22 January 1930 – 22 March 2020) was an Italian writer, essayist, and politician.

Among the protagonists of Group 63, his literary production has ranged from novels (Fratelli d'Italia of 1963, rewritten in 1976 and 1993) to essay (for example Un Paese senza, 1980).

Later he worked as a journalist for magazines such as Il Mondo and the newspaper La Repubblica.

[3] Arbasino literary approach to homosexuality broke the Italian stereotype of the "guilty" gay character, particularly in his 1963 novel Fratelli d'Italia.

In December 1977 it hosted a famous debate between directors Mario Monicelli and (the emerging) Nanni Moretti.