Affinati, Eraldo

Eraldo Affinati, born in 1956, is from and lives in Rome. A writer and teacher, he works with numerous newspapers and magazines and teaches Italian and history at the Istituto Professionale di Stato 'Carlo Cattaneo' (branch of the Città dei Ragazzi). Since the 1990s, he has worked extensively in publishing both in fiction and non-fiction. His debut "Veglia d'armi. L'uomo di Tolstoj", was released in 1992 and was inspired by the figure of the great Russian writer, followed by "Soldati del 1956", "Bandiera bianca" and "Uomini pericolosi". In 1997, with "Campo del sangue", he was a finalist at the Premio Strega and the Premio Campiello. The text is a heartfelt travelogue in the footsteps of his family, a journey through memory that goes from Venice to the gates of Auschwitz. In 2003, he edited the complete works of Mario Rigoni Stern for "I Meridiani" Mondadori. "Secoli di gioventù", "Compagni segreti", "La città dei ragazzi", "Berlin"and "Peregrin d'amore" followed, the latter an essay in the form of a journey to discover the places that inspired protagonists from Italian literature. In 2011, together with his wife Anna Luce Lenzi, he founded Penny Wirton, an Italian language school for foreigners of all ages. Out of his teaching experience came the language book "Italiani anche noi". After his children's book, "L'11 settembre di Eddy il ribelle", in "Elogio del ripetente" (2013) Affinati once again confronted the world of schools and his passion for teaching, a passion that lights up the pages of "L'uomo del futuro", a book on the spiritual and pedagogical heritage of don Lorenzo Milani, priest of the poor and an extraordinary Italian.