1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 ACTIVELY AGING.&amp;nbsp;Erri&amp;nbsp;De Luca&amp;nbsp;was born in Naples in 1950. A widely celebrated Italian novelist, essayist, poet, and translator, he has been hailed as “the writer of the decade” by Italian critics and his work has been translated into over thirty languages. He has written around 80 books – some say 100 – and is also a translator of important works. He has studied ancient Hebrew, Swahili, Russian and Yiddish, and has translated several books from the Old Testament, such as Ecclesiastes, Exodus and the Book of Jonah. He has also appeared in films and documentaries, including&amp;nbsp;L’età sperimentale (2024), which Feltrinelli subsequently published as a book. It has also recently been published by Gallimard in Paris, where&amp;nbsp;Erri is known for having won several major literary prizes. “I don’t believe I’ll live for long, but my aim is to live the present day as intensely as possible.” “I don’t consider writing a job. For me, it has always been that saved time, and today it is a happy part of my day, but it is a&amp;nbsp;small,&amp;nbsp;happy part of my day.” “We are in this uncertain time, where there is vagueness and resentment, and in this time I am quite out of the ordinary, out of place, because right now I feel more compassion, more feelings of brotherhood than feelings of hostility.” https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/erri-de-luca/ Alain Elkann Interviews https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41705300/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ea6c35/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/203129810