Two great protagonists of twentieth-century Italian culture, Fabrizio De André and Pier Paolo Pasolini, are portrayed through their works, their nonconformist thinking, and their shared concern for the less fortunate.
This is the underlying theme of "God is free, neighbors cost money. The Gospel of De André and Pasolini," published this year by Arcana Edizioni, the new essay by journalist and writer Alfredo Franchini, which will be presented tomorrow, Saturday, November 7, at 5:00 pm in the foyer of the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari.
The free event is part of the "Legger_ezza" literary festival, a reading promotion project now in its eighth edition, curated by CeDAC Sardegna in collaboration with the Edumondo bookshop.
Monsignor Giuseppe Baturi, Archbishop of Cagliari and Secretary General of the CEI, will speak alongside the author in a discussion that will explore literature, music, cinema, and spirituality.
Gianni Agnesa will coordinate the meeting.
A professional journalist who spent decades analyzing politics and economics, Alfredo Franchini gradually shifted his focus to chronicling people, their stories, and society's contradictions.
Her relationship with Fabrizio De André, which lasted twenty years, fueled a significant part of her literary production.
His books include "Men and Women by Fabrizio De André" and "These are the dreams that keep you awake. The story of an employee, the rock opera of Cristiano De André," both published by Arcana.
In his new essay, Franchini brings together two profoundly different artistic personalities, yet united by an extraordinary ability to observe the world from the perspective of the excluded.
On one side, De André, the Genoese singer-songwriter who chose Sardinia as his second homeland; on the other, Pasolini, a poet, writer, and director capable of lucidly interpreting the transformations of post-war Italy.
Two free spirits, often in conflict with power and conventions, who gave voice to the marginalized, the poor, prostitutes and those who lived on the margins of society.
