Maurizio Serra

Maurizio Serra is a writer and diplomat. He served as the Italian ambassador to the UNESCO. He writes in both Italian and French and was elected to the Académie Française in 2020. His oeuvre is largely comprised of essays about history, literature, and politics.
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