Carmen Pellegrino is an Italian historian and writer who studies marginality in urban and rural abandoned areas. An eclectic scholar, she has investigated some of the salient knots of modernity, concentrating her studies on collective movements of dissidence, focusing her research on racism, social exclusion and the conditions of exploitation of migrants (in 'The hours of my day', published in the anthology Qui and Fatigue: stories, tales and reportage from the world of work, 2010, was winner of the award reportage Napoli Monitor). The Earth is Falling was shortlisted for the 2015 Campiello Prize in Italy.