Alessandro D'Avenia (born 2 May 1977) is an Italian writer, teacher and screenwriter.[1][2] his book White as milk, red as blood, which led to the film of the same name.[3][4]

Alessandro D'Avenia
Born (1977-05-02) 2 May 1977 (age 47)
Palermo
OccupationHistorian, librarian
EducationPhilips Academy
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
SubjectCultural history, history of the book
Website
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Biography

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D'Avenia was born in the city of Palermo. At the age of 14, he attended the Liceo Classico “Vittorio Emanuele II” of Palermo where he met Pino Puglisi, his teacher of RE. After graduation, Alessandro D'Avenia moved to Roma to attend Sapienza University of Rome where he's got a degree in Classic Letters. In 2010, D'Avenia published his first best-seller book, White as Milk, Red as Blood.[5]

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Essays

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  • L'arte di essere fragili: come Leopardi può salvarti la vita, Milano, Mondadori, 2016
  • Ogni storia è una storia d’amore, Milano, Mondadori, 2017.

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  1. ^ "D'Avenia Alessandro - Biografie scrittori, poeti, artisti - Wuz.it". www.wuz.it. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ titolo=Articolo Articolo di Avvenire
  3. ^ "O livro". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Estante Vertical: Resenha: Branca como o leite, vermelha como o sangue". 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Alessandro d'Avenia, biografia". 8 February 2018.
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