Cesare De Michelis, the president
of the Venice publishing house Marsilio, has died at the age of
74 while on holiday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the company said on
Friday.
The brother of former Socialist minister Gianni De Michelis,
he gave many top Italian writers their breaks, including Susanna
Tamaro and Margaret Mazzantini.
He would have turned 75 on August 19.
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