Born in Naples, Lorenza Foschini was the longtime anchorwoman of tg2, the news programme on RAI2. The author and presenter of successful broadcasts, she has created documentaries and in-depth programmes. She has published, among other things, Proust's Overcoat, Zoé, la principessa che incantó Bakunin, Il vento attraversa le nostre anime. Marcel Proust e Reynaldo Hahn. Una storia d'amore e di amicizia. All translated into various languages. She also translated unpublished pieces by Proust in Ritorno a Guermantes and edited La democrazia in 30 lezioni by Giovanni Sartori.