The Art of Being Fragile | Alessandro D’Avenia | TEDxMilano

Class of 1977, a degree in classic literature from Rome’s Sapienza, a Ph.D. and a Master’s in motion pictures. His writing career started early with the internationally-acclaimed novel, “White as Milk, Red as Blood” (2010). He soon went on to publish a second book, “Cose che nessuno sa”. In 2011 he got involved with the screenplay of a film based on his first novel, produced by Rai Cinema and released in theaters in 2013. A year later, his third novel comes out, “Ciò che inferno non è”, followed by a fourth, “L’arte di essere fragili. Come Leopardi può salvarti la vita”, which has since become a play. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at