The world of literature and publishing mourns the death of Ernesto Franco, one of the most influential figures in the Italian publishing scene. Franco, who was 68 years old, died in Genoa, his hometown, where he was born on 11 August 1956. He had been fighting cancer for some time, but his condition had suddenly worsened in recent days. He had recently left the editorial direction of Einaudi, entrusting it to Paola Gallo, after a long career at …
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The world of literature and publishing mourns the death of Ernesto Franco, one of the most influential figures in the Italian publishing scene. Franco, who was 68 years old, died in Genoa, his hometown, where he was born on 11 August 1956. He had been fighting cancer for some time, but his condition had suddenly worsened in recent days. He had recently left the editorial direction of Einaudi, entrusting it to Paola Gallo, after a long career at …