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FOCUS florence : Introducing Italian poet Vanni Santoni's 'precarious characters'

Introducing Italian poet Vanni Santoni's 'precarious characters'

Initially, the Tuscan-born writer blogged a series of characters. The contemporary anti-heroes soon became literary figures, appearing in the book 'Personaggi precari' in 2007

by Vasilij @ // 27/04/10

florence, european year for combating poverty and social exclusion, vanni santoni, literature, precarity, poverty, civil society

OPINION florence : Traffic jams go on in Vilnius

Traffic jams go on in Vilnius

Cities are home to more than half the world's population, whilst EU urban congestion causes 40% of CO2 emissions, according to the European parliament ...

by nora mžavanadze // 15/04/08

florence, traffic, milan, lithuania, transport, london, politics

florence : Fabbrica Europa redresses Florence

Fabbrica Europa redresses Florence

There's more to Florence than its stuffy museum setting. The Tuscan capital is host to a contemporary art festival, whose lights go out on 31 May

by maira bartoloni // 24/05/07

florence, contemporary art, italy, central and eastern europe, culture

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