The city of Milan celebrates, in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, the 150th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni.
"Today, 150 years later, the figure of Alessandro Manzoni stands out as one of the most important personalities in the entire history of our city and our country - recalled the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala in his daily podcast 'Buongiorno Milano' dedicated to the writer - He is certainly not a simple character. But neither is he that dusty figure far from life that a certain Italian academic and publishing tradition has delivered to public opinion and, above all, to the youngest".
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Alessandro Manzoni "is a true Milanese of Europe, a writer who from Piazza Belgioioso has exercised through his works and his thought a charm and an interest difficult to imitate in the history of our country", he added.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the writer's death, Milan has promoted a program of events involving the main cultural institutions of the city, from Casa Manzoni, to the Duomo, to the Pinacoteca di Brera. "This is therefore a precious opportunity, which will be inaugurated today by the visit of the President of the Republic to Casa Manzoni to reiterate the gratitude that Italy and its language want to pay to this great son of our city", concluded the mayor. (ANSA).
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