Emilio Fermi was born in San Pietro, Cerro (Piacenza) in 1936. He taught literature for many years, both in Italy and in other counties. He began by writing novels, short stories, poems and plays on philosophical and religious themes, and has written many over the years, including: Elia, il faro e la cometa (first edition entitled Escaton), Giona profeta controvoglia (English edition: Jonah the reluctant Prophet), Nicodemo (English edition: Nicodemus) and Cosi tacque Zarathustra (English edition: And finally Zarathustra fell silent). Subsequently he concentrated mainly on writing texts for cri...