Franco Bolelli (July 8, 1950 – October 5, 2020)Morto Franco Bolelli, se ne va a 70 anni lo scrittore e saggista milanese
was an Italian

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

. His philosophical influences included Nietzsche and Taoism.

Biography

He was born and lived in Milan. A philosopher and essayist, he was the author of numerous books, including "Con gli occhi della tigre" (With the Eyes of the Tiger) (for a vital, epic, erotic, sentimental philosophy), "Per tutti i per sempre" (For All Forever) (Amazon, 2019), "+Donna +Uomo" (Tlon, 2017), and "Tutta la verità sull'Amore" (The Whole Truth about Love) (Sperling&Kupfer, 2015), all three written with Manuela Mantegazza. He also wrote "Si fa così" (This is How it's Done) (Turin, Add, 2013), "Giocate!" (Play!) (Turin, Add, 2012), and "Viva Tutto!" (Live Everything!) together with Lorenzo Cherubini, also known as

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(Turin, Add, 2010). He designed and staged dozens of events and festivals, including "Il Festival dell'Amore" (The Festival of Love), "Frontiere" (Borders), "Living Simplicity," and "Mi030" with Stefano Boeri. In 2020, he wrote the introduction to the book "Covid-19 L'inizio di una nuova era" (Covid-19: The Beginning of a New Era) by Fausto D'Agostino and

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. He was an editor for Gong, wrote for the first historic edition of Alfabeta, founded Musica 80, and curated the catalogs of Brian Eno's installations in Milan. He was a part-time lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Milan.

Personal life

He was married to Manuela Mantegazza and was the father of one child.

Books

*''Tutta la Verita' sull'Amore'', with Manuela Mantegazza ( Sperling & Kupfer, 2015) *''Si Fa Così'' (ADD, 2013) *''Giocate!'' (ADD, 2012) *''Viva Tutto!'' with Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini (ADD, 2010) * ''Cartesio non balla'', Garzanti, 2007, * ''Con il cuore e con le palle'', Garzanti, 2005, * ''Più mondi'', BCD editore, 2002, * ''Live Castelvecchi'', 1997, * ''Vota te stesso'', Castelvecchi, 1996, *''Come Ibra, Kobe, Bruce Lee'', Bolelli, F.

References

20th-century Italian philosophers 21st-century Italian philosophers 1950 births 2020 deaths Italian male non-fiction writers 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian male writers {{Italy-philosopher-stub