Matteo Strukul is an Italian author of historical fiction. His work has been translated into twenty languages and was awarded with the Premio Bancarella - won in the past by Ernest Hemingway, Ken Follett and Umberto Eco among others - and the Premio Salgari two of the most prestigious literary prizes in Italy. His Medici Family tetralogy was an international bestseller saga with millions of copies sold around the world. He teaches Interactive Storytelling at the Link University in Rome. Matteo earned a PhD in European Law of Contracts at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and lives between Padua and Berlin with his wife Silvia. Visit Matteo Strukul’s website at www.matteostrukul.com and follow him on Twitter at @matteostrukul.