He's the writer Alessandro D'Avenia is the first guest of the format "The person at the center", organized by UCBM.

Writer, teacher and screenwriter, he graduated in Greek Literature at La Sapienza and obtained a PhD in Classical Literature. From his debut novel "White as milk, red as blood" is based on the film of the same name. His novels have been translated into more than twenty countries and he holds the weekly column "Read to be redone" for Corriere della Sera.