The season of debates and presentations continues at the GNAM in Rome, which under the guidance of director Cristina Mazzantini has once again become a place of exchange and discussion. In the afternoon of may 22, at 6pmthe presentation of the latest book by will be held Corrado Augias, historic face of Italian television. The event comes at a prolific juncture for the Roman institution, which recently screened Guido Talarico’s latest documentary, Mario Ceroli – The forms of wonderand launched the annual program of initiatives dedicated to the artist of the year, Emilio Isgrò.
Having reached the threshold of ninety, after having fascinated his readers with the secrets of history, music and religion, Corrado Augias recounts the adventure of his life in his latest book. This is the content of Life is learned, published by Einaudi, which will be presented in the Sala delle Colonne at GNAM. In the volume the narrator retraces his biographical events, evoking his childhood in Libya and his return to Rome, the nightmare of the German occupation and the Catholic college, up to his first steps in journalism, and then Yellow telephone And the Republic.
Journalist, writer, television presenter and author, Augias has been a constant face on Italian television. In the book Life is learnedthe author does not stop at the intuitions of his beginnings, but continues to tell the story of the most recent turning points in his career, such as The joy of music, last program created for Rai before moving to La7, where he hosts The Tower of Babel. Alongside the biographical story, Augias does not fail to also restore the intimate component of his journey and the related intellectual dimension, which grew with an apprenticeship that passed through Spinoza, Manzoni, Beethoven, Nietzsche, Leopardi and many other great thinkers.
The presentation of Life is learned will be held on May 22nd at 6pm at the YUM.
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