Sunday, August 21 , 2022, in Asiago, an interesting literary meeting awaits you with Gian Antonio Stella who will present his latest book "Lost battles: Montanelli environmentalist removed" (Ed. Solferino).
The appointment, which is part of the cultural review "Aperitif with the Author", organized by the Giunti Library of Asiago, is at 17:30 in Piazza Carli or, in case of bad weather, at the Palazzo del Turismo Millepini.
Free participation.
THE BOOK: LOST BATTLES. MONTANELLI ENVIRONMENTALIST REMOVED (ed. Solferino)
From the building assault to the poisoning of the waters, from the decimation of trees to the looting of archaeological sites, from the Sardinian coasts to the Dolomites: there is no theme on which Indro Montanelli has not raised the alarm. Often ignored. To rediscover it today, joining his cry against the devastation of the territory, is Gian Antonio Stella who brings to light formidable texts, buried in the archives but very current.
"The destruction of a landscape is a crime that should be worth the perpetrators of life imprisonment." Indro Montanelli, for decades famous for his political polemics, the outbursts about the defects of the Italians, the elzeviri rich in irony, the razors to this or that man of power, the frankness of the dialogues with the readers, was the best known journalist of the last century. Yet a large part of his work, especially (but not only) in the years when our country was experiencing an extraordinary season of economic euphoria but at the same time of cultural, environmental and landscape degradation, has remained unknown. Or almost. Of course, many still remember the historic battle to save Venice but the silence, the oblivion, the removal on dozens of other battles ("almost all lost" sighed) fought for our heritage and in defense of Article 9 of the Constitution remain amazing. From the building assault to the poisoning of the waters, from the decimation of trees to the looting of archaeological sites, from the Sardinian coasts to the Dolomites: there is no theme on which he has not raised the alarm. Often ignored. Even by those with whom he could perhaps have dialogued. Offering this country different perspectives. Too bad. To rediscover it today, joining his cry against the devastation of the territory, is Gian Antonio Stella who brings to light formidable texts, buried in the archives but very current. Texts that explain what Italy is today and what it could have been. Or maybe go back to being.
Gian Antonio Stella
Correspondent and columnist of the Corriere della Sera, after having dealt with Roman and internal news he was sent to the North East for the Corriere, for many years he has been writing about politics, news and customs. In 2007 he published La casta (written with Sergio Rizzo), which with over 1,200,000 copies sold and 22 editions was one of the most successful books of 2007 and the most important publication of his career. Among his most famous books are L'Orda, in which he talks about Italian emigration abroad, and Schei, a survey of the Northeast of Italy. Of 2011 Vandals. The assault on the beauties of Italy, again written with 4 hands with Rizzo and published by Rizzoli. As well as the result of his collaboration with Rizzo, and always in 2011 is Dismissing the fathers. In 2006 he made his debut in fiction with the novel Il maestro magro, which was followed by La bambina, il pugile, il canguro, Carmine Pascià (who was born buttero and died Bedouin), I misteri di via dell'Amorino.
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