The publisher Tommaso Avagliano, who died last night, 21 September, in his hometown, Cava de ‘Tirreni, after a delicate heart surgery, passed away at the age of 81. In the morning the first institutional greetings have already arrived, including those of the mayor of Cavese Vincenzo Servalli: “The death of Tommaso Avagliano leaves us dismayed”
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The publisher left us at the age of 81 Tommaso Avagliano, who died last night, September 21, in his hometown, Cava de ‘Tirreni, after heart surgery. In the morning the first institutional greetings have already arrived, including those of the mayor of Cavese Vincenzo Servalli, who wanted to pay homage to an iconic figure for the cultural life of his Municipality: “The death of Tommaso Avagliano, editor of international fame, a man of culture but especially a great lover of Cava de’Tirreni leaves us dismayed “.
The life of Tommaso Avagliano
In 1982 he founded the publishing house Avagliano Publisher, which he led with passion until 2005 and who, at an early stage, published almost exclusively essays, the vast majority of which devoted to issues relating to the difficult situation in the South. However, from the beginning of the nineties, he also began to deal with fiction, publishing authors such as Bufalino, Prisco, La Capria, Enzo Striano, Compagnone and Ghirelli. Avagliano has always combined his activity as a publisher with that of a teacher: graduated in Classical Literature at the Federico II University of Naples, in 1967 he obtained the teaching qualification, dedicating almost thirty years of his life to the profession. In 2000 he was awarded the recognition of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and, in 2005, he had started a second publishing adventure together with his son Santi, founding the publishing house Marlin.
Tommaso Avagliano: a cultural icon
Over the course of his career, Avagliano has obtained various certificates of esteem, including the 2005 “Guido Dorso Award” from the President of the Senate for cultural merits and the “Gens Campana 2009” award. Before dying, he had expressed the will to engrave on his epigraph an ancient Greek poem attributed to an anonymous: “Cry me with a short cry, born from the secret of the heart. Tell me a tender word of yours: remember me, when it will not be with me more life “. In addition, Avagliano also asked to bring a copy of the coffin to the coffin The betrothed, his favorite book of all time. After death of Tullio Pironti, Campania loses another cultural icon.
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