Sergio Atzeni (Capoterra, 14 October 1952 – Carloforte, 6 September 1995) was an Italian writer. Sergio Atzeni is considered, with Giulio Angioni and Salvatore Mannuzzu, one of the initiators of the Sardinian narrative of today in the European arena, which followed the work of individual prominent figures such as Grazia Deledda, Emilio Lussu, Giuseppe Dessì, Gavino Ledda, Salvatore Satta. Most of his novels have been translated in French, but only one, Bakunin's Son, has been translated in English.