Augusto Monti (29 August 1881 in Monastero Bormida – 11 July 1966 in

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) was an Italian writer and professor. Strenuous opposer of fascism since its beginning, he was imprisoned by the regime. During the 2nd

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he became an important representative of the world of

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and of the

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. He taught at Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio in Turin.Ward, David. "Primo Levi's Turin." In: Gordon, Robert S.C. (editor). ''The Cambridge Companion to Primo Levi'' (Cambridge Companions to Literature).

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Among his students there were

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, Giulio Einaudi, Leone Ginzburg, Norberto Bobbio, and Massimo Mila.

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