Bernardo Morando (18 April 1589 — 6 March 1656) was an Italian lyric poet, novelist and playwright.

Born in Sestri Ponente into a wealthy family of merchants, he worked in commerce in Piacenza, where he had the Dukes of Parma as a patron.

[2] The novel, considered "a masterpiece of psychological penetration",[3] was a huge success and enjoyed over twenty reprints.

[2] It was translated into French by Gaspard-Moïse-Augustin de Fontanieu (Grenoble 1730; Hague [Paris] 1732).

[5] Morando was a member of the Accademia degli Addormentati of Genoa and of the Accademia degli Incogniti of Venice and corresponded with Claudio Achillini, Anton Giulio Brignole-Sale, Gabriello Chiabrera, Angelo Grillo, Giovanni Vincenzo Imperiale, Agostino Mascardi and Fulvio Testi.