Francesco Dimitri

Francesco Dimitri (Manduria, 1981) is an Italian novelist and essayist, writing in both Italian and English. His debut novel La ragazza dei miei sogni (The Girl of My Dreams) was adapted into a feature film, and his English-language debut The Book of Hidden Things (Titan Books, 2018) was optioned for film and TV.
Praised by the British press as “one of the most magical writers of our time,” Dimitri’s work blends imagination, philosophy, and suspense, with a distinctive style driven by a search for wonder and a deep sense of storytelling craft. He has published widely across genres, been translated into several languages, and received multiple literary awards.
Alongside his writing, he works in business storytelling and corporate mentoring, and teaches at Alain de Botton’s School of Life. He divides his time between London and Apulia, bringing together cosmopolitan vision and Mediterranean roots.