# Franco Bolelli > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Franco_Bolelli > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Franco_Bolelli.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Bolelli > Source revision: 1160497246 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian philosopher (1950–2020)}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=October 2020}} {{notability|Bio|date=March 2020}} }} '''Franco Bolelli''' (July 8, 1950 – October 5, 2020)[https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/10/05/morto-franco-bolelli-se-ne-va-a-70-anni-lo-scrittore-e-saggista-milanese/5954432/ Morto Franco Bolelli, se ne va a 70 anni lo scrittore e saggista milanese] {{in lang|it}} was an Italian [philosopher](/source/philosopher). His philosophical influences included [Nietzsche](/source/Nietzsche) and [Taoism](/source/Taoism). {{citation needed|date=October 2020}} == 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 [Jovanotti](/source/Jovanotti) (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 [Mario Pappagallo](/source/Mario_Pappagallo). 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](/source/Brian_Eno) installations in Milan. He was a part-time lecturer at the [Polytechnic University of Milan](/source/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](/source/Sperling_%26_Kupfer), 2015) *''Si Fa Così'' (ADD, 2013) *''Giocate!'' (ADD, 2012) *''Viva Tutto!'' with [Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini](/source/Jovanotti) (ADD, 2010) * ''Cartesio non balla'', Garzanti, 2007, {{ISBN|978-88-11-74068-1}} * ''Con il cuore e con le palle'', Garzanti, 2005, {{ISBN|88-11-74052-5}} * ''Più mondi'', BCD editore, 2002, {{ISBN|88-8490-133-2}} * ''Live Castelvecchi'', 1997, {{ISBN|88-8210-043-X}} * ''Vota te stesso'', Castelvecchi, 1996, {{ISBN|88-86232-57-8}} *''Come Ibra, Kobe, Bruce Lee'', Bolelli, F. {{ISBN|978-88-6783-189-0}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolelli, Franco}} Category:20th-century Italian philosophers Category:21st-century Italian philosophers Category:1950 births Category:2020 deaths Category:Italian male non-fiction writers Category:20th-century Italian male writers Category:21st-century Italian male writers {{Italy-philosopher-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Franco Bolelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Bolelli) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Bolelli?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.