Rosa Giannetta

Italian novelist, journalist, and sociologist (1945–2021)

Rosa Giannetta

Born| (1945-04-11)11 April 1945
Trevico, Italy
Died| 3 January 2021(2021-01-03) (aged 75)
Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Nationality| Italian
Alma mater| IULM University of Milan
Years active| 1980–2014
Spouse|

Francesco Alberoni

(m. 1988)​

Website
Official website

Rosa Giannetta Alberoni (née Rosa Giannetta; 11 April 1945 – 3 January 2021) was an Italian novelist, journalist, and professor of sociology.[1]

## Biography

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Giannetta was born in Trevico,[2] in the province of Avellino, Italy. In 1974 she graduated from the University Institute of Modern Languages (IULM) in Milan with a degree in modern foreign languages and literature.[3]

In her initial research, she focused on a sociological study of young people and their language, and later moved into studying philosophy.[3] In the 1990s, she studied the works of Rousseau, Hegel and Marx and the philosophical issues that led to the development of anti-Christianity in Europe. She later also analysed Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes, and wrote a critique of Darwinist ideology. She stated that Darwinism produces attitudes such as racism, classism and biological discrimination.[4] Giannetta won the Gianni Brera Award for non-fiction.[3]

As a journalist, Giannetta wrote for newspapers such as La Stampa, Il Giorno and Corriere della Sera and for magazines such as Gioia, Anna and Oggi. She also contributed to radio and television broadcasts.[3]

Giannetta also wrote historical fiction. She wrote a series of novels set between 1786 and 1814 in the Napoleonic era and located between the Kingdoms of Naples and Milan, and a second series centred on four generations of a family that moves between Versilia and Milan.[2] Her novels won two awards: the Gargano Prize for literature and the Romeo Gigli Prize for fiction.[3]

## Personal life

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She became the second wife to Francesco Alberoni, a sociologist, in 1988, and began using his surname in addition to her own, as marketing tool to promote her books.[3][5]

Giannetta died on 3 January 2021 at her home in Forte dei Marmi after an illness.[3][6]

## Published works

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### Academic works

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* Alberoni, R. (1984). L'era dei mass media: Note sociologiche sulla storia delle comunicazioni di massa. Milano: Coop. libraria I.U.L.M.[7]
* Giannetta, A. R., Di, F. G., & ISTUR. (1992). Complicità e competizione. Milano: Harlequin Mondadori.[8]
* Alberoni, R. G. (1993). Gli esploratori del tempo. Le concezioni della storia da Vico a Popper. Milano, Rizzoli.[9]
* Giannetta, A. R. (2000). Hegel, sociologo nostro contemporaneo.[10]
* Giannetta, A. R. (2007). La cacciata di Cristo. Milano: Rizzoli.[11]
* Alberoni, R. G., & Martino, R. R. (2007). Il Dio di Michelangelo e la barba di Darwin. Milano: Rizzoli.[12]

### Fiction

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* Alberoni, R. G. (1991). L'orto del paradiso. Milano: A. Mondadori.[13]
* Alberoni, R. G. (1994). Paolo e Francesca. Milano: Rizzoli.[14]
* Alberoni, R. G. (1998). Io voglio. Milano: Biblioteca universale Rizzoli.[15]
* Alberoni, R. G. (1999). Sinfonia. Milano: Rizzoli.[16]
* Giannetta, A. R. (2005). La montagna di luce. Milano: Rizzoli.[17]
* Giannetta, A. R. (2010). Intrigo al Concilio Vaticano II. Verona: Fede & Cultura.[18]
* Alberoni, R. G. (2011). Arianna sfida il destino. Milano: Rizzoli.[19]

## References

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1. ^ Ordine dei Giornalisti – Elenco iscritti – Pubblicisti A-L Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b "Addio a Rosa Giannetta Alberoni, l'intellettuale dalla doppia anima". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e f g "E' morta Rosa Giannetta Alberoni, studiosa della comunicazione e narratrice". Adnkronos. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
4. ^ Gaspari, Antonio (in Italian): «Il Dio di Michelangelo e la Barba di Darwin.» 2007. Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Galici, Francesca (3 January 2021). "Morta a 75 anni Rosa Giannetta Alberoni, moglie Francesco Alberoni". ilGiornale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
6. ^ "Si è spenta a Forte dei Marmi la moglie di Francesco Alberoni". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
7. ^ Alberoni, Rosa (1984). L'era dei mass media: note sociologiche sulla storia delle comunicazioni di massa (in Italian). Milano: Coop. libraria I.U.L.M. OCLC 955321244.
8. ^ Giannetta Alberoni, Rosa; Di Fraia, Guido; ISTUR (1992). Complicità e competizione (in Italian). Milano: Harlequin Mondadori. OCLC 797882677.
9. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta (1993). Gli esploratori del tempo. Le concezioni della storia da Vico a Popper (in Italian). Milano, Rizzoli. OCLC 1042915490.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
10. ^ Giannetta Alberoni, Rosa (2000). Hegel, sociologo nostro contemporaneo (in Italian). ISBN 978-88-7695-206-7. OCLC 723393539.
11. ^ Giannetta Alberoni, Rosa (2007). La cacciata di Cristo (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-01498-4. OCLC 799519320.
12. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta; Martino, Renato Raffaele (2007). Il Dio di Michelangelo e la barba di Darwin (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-01959-0. OCLC 954857152.
13. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta (1991). L'orto del paradiso. Milano: A. Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-35004-0. OCLC 28926366.
14. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta (1994). Paolo e Francesca: [romanzo (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-66020-4. OCLC 31935631.
15. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta (1998). Io voglio (in Italian). Milano: Biblioteca universale Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-13861-1. OCLC 702911905.
16. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta (1999). Sinfonia (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-86085-7. OCLC 41878486.
17. ^ Giannetta Alberoni, Rosa (2005). La montagna di luce (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-00661-3. OCLC 449977336.
18. ^ Giannetta Alberoni, Rosa (2010). Intrigo al Concilio Vaticano II: romanzo (in Italian). Verona: Fede & Cultura. ISBN 978-88-6409-054-2. OCLC 802135521.
19. ^ Alberoni, Rosa Giannetta (2011). Arianna sfida il destino (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-17-04812-5. OCLC 715266895.

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