«I understood why he canceled the 18App»- Corriere.it

“I’ll try to read them”: thus replies the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiulianoto Geppi Cucciariduring the live broadcast of Witch Award, when asked for a comment on the books that reached the final of the prestigious literary award. And that he is called to vote.

«Ah, you haven’t read them?», replies, glacial, the presenter. “Yes, I have read them why i voted but I want, how to say, to go deeper into these volumes», explains Sangiuliano. “That is, in addition to the cover, inside?” Geppi Cucciari replies sarcastically, live on Raitre.

There gaffe of the minister it did not go unnoticed, and was immediately relaunched on social media.

«I understood why Minister Sangiuliano chose to cancel the #18App: he doesn’t read books. He writes them, judges them but does not read them. This scene happened yesterday at the Strega Prize. Minister, make it up to you: give 18-year-olds back the Card for cultural consumption. Reading helps!», he comments Matthew Renzi.

This year the Strega went to Ada d’Adam
for its Like air (Elliot). To collect the posthumous recognition – the author passed away on April 1st, at the age of only 55, two days after the announcement of her inclusion in the dozen semifinalists – her husband Alfredo Favi went up on the stage set up by the Bellonci Foundation in courtyard of the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome.

They spoke during the evening Mario Desiatiwinner of the last edition, John Solimine And Stephen Petrocchirespectively president and director of the Bellonci Foundation, Valentino Nizzo, director of the National Etruscan Museum.

Geppi Cucciari then exchanged a few jokes between the tables in the audience also with the director Mario Martonethe writer Esther Purple and with Viola Patalano, winner of the first edition of TotoStrega.

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