Pierluigi Cappello was born in 1967 in Gemona del Friuli, a remote and ancient Italian village in the Alps. A motorcycle accident when he was young left Cappello unable to walk, and he largely remains in his hometown, which he often writes about. He is the author of several collections of poetry and prose, and in 2013 he published his first work of fiction, Questa libertà (This freedom), and the poetry collection Azzurro elementare (Elementary blue).