The author, feminist and defender of LGTBI rights michael murgia (1972-2023), died today in Rome at the age of 51 after suffering from kidney cancer which, as he had openly recounted in May, was of such seriousness that he predicted only “months” of life.
“I only hope to die when Giorgia Meloni is no longer prime minister, because hers is a fascist government”he said in May, in the framework of an interview with Il Corriere della Sera.
However, the prime minister said goodbye to the writer today showing respect for her intellectual career: “She was a woman who fought to defend her ideas, even if they were clearly different from mine, and I have great respect for that.”
On June 11, Murgia announced his retirement from public life and in July he married “in article mortis” – a reference to when one of the contracting parties is about to die, for which the legislation allows speeding up the procedures – with the actor , director and musician Lorenzo Terence.
The work of Michela Murgia
His most recognized work “accabadora” (Einaudi, 2009), earned him the Campiello prize and his latest book, “Three bowls. Rituali per un anno di crisi” (Mondadori, 2023), quickly climbed the bestseller lists.
These stories deal with the unexpected ruptures that shake lives, the mourning, the pain and the lost loves and, in the first, Murgia recounts his shock upon discovering his illness.
Formed in Catholicism, Murgia participated in Catholic Action and for a long time was a religion teacher.
Born in Cabras, province of Oristano, on June 3, 1972, she was part, as a worker, of a series of precarious jobs that inspired the blog, later evolving into a book-complaint, ‘Il mondo deve sapere’ (The world must know ).
The author traveled through spirituality, social and political analysis and got involved in controversies about the modern aspects of fascism; she showed her commitment to gender equality naturally and firmly, she took pride in her “queer family” and vigorously defended Sardinia, her place of origin, and the rich and traditional Sardinian civilizations often misunderstood.
Source: Ambito
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