Alessandro Piperno

In 2005, he achieved notoriety with his first novel Con le peggiori intenzioni (translated as The Worst Intentions).

Following general critical acclaim, and positive reviews on the Corriere della Sera (defining him the "new Proust"), his book became a bestseller in Italy (with 200,000 copies sold in a few months).

The book narrates the story of the Sonnino family spanning half a century, and especially the life of its youngest member, Daniel.

Until 2005, when he reached success as a writer, he was part of the Roman rock-blues Random as the solo guitarist and singer.

from "A la recherche de Proust", in The Gay Siècle, Monthly Diary, January 2006, p. 40) --The Worst Intentions (2007)