I am a Scientific journalist, member of UGIS (UGIS is among the promoters of EUSJA (European Union of Science Journalists' Associations based in Strasbourg) founded in 1971, and of WFSJ (World Federation of Science Journalists)) and of the CAI Milan Scientific Commission. Graduated in Natural Sciences with a thesis in paleoclimatology. Supervisor Maria Bianca Cita Sironi. Exams passed to obtain a degree in Natural Sciences: general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, mathematics, mineralogy, geology, petrography, paleontology, micropaleontology, botany, zoology, physiology, comparative anatomy, geography, astronomy, terrestrial physics and climatology, phytogeography, ecology. The preface of my book was written by Giulio Giorello, the most important italian epistemologist.
COMMENTS AND REVIEWS
a concise collection of opinions on this book, made by those who have been able to read the first edition or the new preview draft
Giulio Giorello (preface): “A well-found solution”.
Cinzia Bearzot, Greek scholar, Catholic University of Milan: “Convincing, funny, very well written”.
Fabio Negrino, archaeologist, University of Genoa: “Suggestive and well-argued hypotheses”.
Franco Malerba, the first Italian astronaut: “I read with genuine curiosity the investigation Ulysses-Philoctetes which I found convincing.”.
Lowell Edmunds, Professor of Classics at Rutgers University (USA): “Dear Alberto, your book seems to me extremely clever”.
Benedetta Colella, teacher: “How much I laughed when Alberto Majrani revealed to me that he, a naturalist, had solved the thousand-year-old question! After reading his book, with all the intentions to crush him, my prejudices ran aground on the rocks of uncertainty. What if he's right?”.
Anna Lucia D'Agata, archaeologist: "Interesting hermeneutic and narratological analysis"
Cristiana Barandoni, archaeologist: “I read it in one breath and, what can I say, I am dazed! First of all for how you write, then the content was added to the form. And a reflection: literature and criticism, very abundant, often leave little room for new interpretations. But if we want to be "philosophers" we must admit not only that we do not know everything, but also that further interpretations may exist. Thesis and antithesis, this is the process towards knowledge. Reading your Homer, a series of reflections have been triggered that have never been considered before today”.
Giovanna Albi, Greek scholar and literary critic: “It's brilliant”.
Barbara Bubbi, science popularizer: “You have a fantastic sense of humor, which can also be perceived very well from your books. Yours is a treatise of extreme interest, and only good writers can explain complex topics in a simple and fun way ”.
Giovanni Anzidei, Head of the Accademia dei Lincei press office: “A great book, and it must be said loudly!”.
Guido Cossard, archaeoastronomer: “Extremely interesting theory, and very well argued”.
Enrico Banfi, former Director of the Museum of Natural History in Milan: “I won't go into the merits of other issues, but the naturalistic part is perfect”.
Giulia Benati, Director of the Milan Cathedral Museum: “In one word: beautiful”.
Giulio Calegari, palethnologist-artist. “What would myth be if it were not possible to dig into it to find, as in the archaeological layers, always new truths? Dreams that only the past can suggest, to allow us to look further and further away, on that horizon where scientific truth and poetic truth coexist. Perhaps it is this elsewhere that Alberto Majrani tries to grasp. This is the power of the myth: opening up to infinite stories that one must know how to grasp with amazement and sensitivity. The ancient bards would thank you! ”.
Paolo Colona, astronomer: “Some of Alberto's studies are examples of beautiful archaeoastronomic research. And then Majrani has a talent: he is the only one I know who is able to subvert accepted and shared knowledge, starting from details for all to see, without making mistakes, potentially getting it right; he proposes annoyingly irrefutable theories! ”.
Emanuele Properzi, Scrittorevincente.com: “Majrani is proposing to the publishing world an extraordinary project for originality, ambition and solidity of contents”.
Teodoro Georgiadis, CNR researcher: "I liked your book very much, your reading is really intelligent, very well constructed, it forces you to go much deeper, to look for correlations, and it does an important thing for the Greeks: it keeps the fundamental interest that must be had for this story of the human race ".
Ettore Brocca, Mangialibri.com: "Thanks to a remarkable argumentative ability, the author wears the devil's advocates toga to support the thesis that it was not Ulysses who killed the suitors, but Philoctetes! And we are certainly not faced with a literary divertissement studded with vacuous opinions ”.
Felice Vinci, author of The Baltic Origins of Homer's Epic Tales "Many books have been written that took their cue from mine, but 'the best' is yours!"
Daniela Toschi, psychiatrist: “I had always been troubled, since school, by certain discordant notes; as well as certain forced psychoanalytic interpretations of the myth. This theory made me rediscover an even more fascinating Odyssey”.
Librieletture.com: "A serious study that reveals surprising possibilities, like a thriller,really intriguing and very pleasant to read ".
Giuseppe Zanetto, Greek scholar, State University of Milan: “Dear Dr. Majrani, thanks for the email and thanks for the pdf of the book, which I will read with pleasure (as I read the first version, which you sent me in paper form). The Odyssey is a wonderful book, which contains a thousand stories, a thousand scenarios, a thousand truth. In almost three thousand years it has offered material and inspiration to many people: poets, philosophers, mythographers, ceramographers, artists and intellectuals of all kinds. I too put myself in the group: I am guilty of a rewriting of the poem intended for young readers. But the most beautiful thing is that over the centuries the Odyssey has given each of us, its followers, joy, fun and a bit of legitimate pride: because we all found "our" truth within it, which all the others had missed. From Homerist to Homerist, I send you my warmest greetings”.
Eleonora Cavallini, Greek scholar, University of Bologna: "You write very well, you have a strong sense of logic and you have certainly read the Homeric poems very carefully, and I like this".
Giuseppe Girgenti, Professor of the History of Ancient Philosophy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan: “Convincing thesis”.
Raoul Manenti, zoologist, State University of Milan: “A shining example of how it is really important and stimulating to highlight with class and rigor the critical aspects of the most current and complicated scientific issues. This especially considering that sometimes we forget the aspects more related to the past. Really a very pleasant read thanks to the excellent literary style”.
Emilio Spedicato, mathematician, University of Bergamo: "Brilliant, persuasive, and of exemplary clarity. A book that shows how genius still exists in Italy."
Gianfranco Iacobone, Vice-President of the Accademia Marchigiana: "Among all, the Nordic-Baltic setting is the only one that, in my opinion, cannot be dismissed with irony: the history of myths is complex and intertwined, and nothing can exclude that ancient stories can be ‘flowed’ in the Mediterranean area, reworked and made their own "
The e-book THE CUNNING HOMER in English (translated by the author) is now ready (may 2023). I thank now who can provide me with useful corrections for my not perfect English. If you are a publisher and you want to publish the book you can contact me! If you are a professional translator and you think you can propose it to a publisher, contact me!
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