Alberto Manzi

Alberto Manzi was born in Rome in 1924. After the war he became a teacher, including at the Aristide Gabelli juvenile detention institution, an experience behind his novel Grogh, storia di un castoro. He taught in primary schools, wrote for young readers and produced radio and television programmes.

From 1960 to 1968 he presented Rai’s Non è mai troppo tardi, a television literacy course for adults combining words, drawing and questions. He also undertook educational work in Latin America and defended schooling grounded in inquiry, critical thought and dignity. Elected mayor of Pitigliano in 1994, he died in 1997.

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Centro Alberto Manzi — Biografia

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TV buona maestra – Il “testamento pedagogico” di Alberto Manzi