Alessandro Agostinelli (; born 1965)
is an Italian writer,
journalist
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and poet.
Alessandro Agostinelli (; 1965)
[ is an Italian writer,][ ]journalist
A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism.
Roles
Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...
[ and poet.][
]
Early life
Born in Follonica
Follonica () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica (''Golfo di Follonica''), about northwest of the city of Grosseto.
History
It was founded in 1834 by Grand Duke Le ...
, he obtained a Ph.D. in "history of visual arts and show business".[
]
Journalism
He worked for Radio 24,[ Radio Tre Rai,][ ]Il Riformista
''Il Riformista'' (English: "The Reformist") is an Italian political and financial newspaper based in Rome, Italy.
History and profile
Launched on 23 October 2002, ''Il Riformista'' was formed of about four pages with orange as main colour used ...
, Il Fatto Quotidiano
(English: "The Daily Fact") is an Italian daily newspaper owned by Editoriale Il Fatto S.p.A. and published in Rome. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and was edited by until 2015, when Marco Travaglio became the editor. The three deputy edi ...
and L'Unità
(; English: "the Unity") is an Italian newspaper, founded as the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1924. It was supportive of that party's successor parties, the Democratic Party of the Left, Democrats of the Left, a ...
.[ He also worked with the magazines ''Polis'' and ''Zone''.]
Travel journalism
One of his topic of interest is the concept of "travel". He writes the travel blog
The genre of travel literature or travelogue encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs.
History
Early examples of travel literature include the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' (generally considered a 1s ...
''Atlante'' for the weekly magazine L'Espresso
() is an Italian progressive weekly news magazine. It is one of the two most prominent Italian weeklies; the other is the conservative magazine . Since 2022, it has been published by BFC Media. From 7 August 2016 to 10 September 2023, it was ...
and was of the author of the Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books.
History
20th century
Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen Wheeler, Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 19 ...
's guides in Italian for Tuscany and also specifically for Florence (in 2014).
He is the president of the ''Società Italiana Viaggiatori'' and the director of the Festival del Viaggio.Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands () are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the Hawaii (island), island of Hawaii in the south to nort ...
but also about the role of writing during travel.
In 2018 he celebrated the 500th year from Leonardo Da Vinci's death with a trip from Vinci to Amboise
Amboise (; ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Today a small market town, it was once home to the French royal court.
Geography
Amboise lies on the banks of the river Loire, east of Tours. It is also about awa ...
, in France.[
]
American culture
He wrote a biographical novel about Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...
,[ ''Benedetti da Parker'',][ and the essay ''Individualismo e Noir'' about U.S. cinema and specifically the economical and social roots of the noir genre and its relationship with the ]western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
one.
Poetry
His poetic production dates back to the beginning of the century and is inspired by “existential and travel themes".[ and published in different Western counties.][ He has published in Spain his anthological poetry book titled ''En el rojo de Occidente''.][
In 2014 he became in charge of ''Poesia serie rossa'', the editorial collection about poetry of the ETS publisher,]
Works
Poetry
* ''Numeri e Parole'', 1997,[
* ''Il materiale fragile'', 2021, Pequod.][
* ''Le Vive Stagioni'', 2023, Editirice l'Arcolaio.
]
Novels
* ''La vita secca'', 2002, Besa,
* Alessandro Agostinelli, Athos Bigongiali, Sergio Costanzo, Marco Malvaldi, Matteo Pelliti, Ugo Riccarelli, Luca Ricci, Alessandro Scarpellini, ''Sosteneva Tabucchi'', 2013, Felici Editore,
* ''Benedetti da Parker'', 2017, Cairo Editore.[
* ''Racconti di Viaggio''
]
Essays
* ''Fosfori: 17 racconti di autori italiani contemporanei'', Marco Nardi, 1992, Florence,
* Alessandro Agostinelli, Daniele Luti, ''Sera di Volterra. Viaggio nei luoghi e nelle storie di una città antica'', 2000, ETS,
*''La società del giovanimento. Perché l'Occidente muore senza invecchiare'', 2004, Castelvecchi,
*''Una filosofia del cinema americano - Individualismo e Noir'', 2004, ETS,
*''Pisa & Livorno, istruzioni sulla guerra e sui campanili'', 2006, Zona
* Alessandro Agostinelli, Tito Barbini, Paolo Ciampi, ''Parole in viaggio. Piccola guida di scrittura per viaggiatori veri e immaginari'', 2014, Romano Editore,
Travel guides and travel literature
*''Honolulu baby. Avventure hawaiane di musica, surf, vulcani e chiari di luna'', 2011, Vallecchi,
*''Firenze'', 2014, EDT,
*''Da Vinci su tre ruote. In scooter alla scoperta del genio'', 2019, Exòrma.
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Italian male poets
Italian male journalists
1965 births
Living people
People from Follonica