Being happy without heroes | Michela Murgia | TEDxTorino

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Michela Murgia |

TEDxTorino

• February 2019

"Blessed be the country that doesn't need heroes," wrote Bertold Brecht, though it is hard to believe he could be right when the stories of heroes are the first we hear as children, the only ones we study as teenagers and the ones inspiring us as adults The solitary heroic character is exciting but does not really fit our standards: it is an exception. On the contrary, everyday life is made up of remarkable feats carried out by ordinary people who have been able to get together and trust each other. This is how Wikipedia was born, how the Nazis secret code during the war was unveiled and how the fight against racism entered all the houses watching the Olympics games in 1968. Whether it be famous or completely unknown collective adventures, amazing choral feats show that, whereas heroism is only the pathway of very few, creative collaboration is a superpower that belongs to everyone. A storm at the end is just millions of drops of water, with a fair wind. Michela Murgia was born in Cabras, Sardinia, Italy. Translated all over the world, she made her debut with "Il mondo deve sapere", which inspired Paolo Virzì's movie "Tutta la vita davanti" and wrote, among other things, the novel "Accabadora" (Campiello Prize 2010) and the pamphlet "Istruzioni per diventare fascisti" (2018). Playwriter, television and radio speaker, she is very active on social networks, where she is involved in political and social issues. Her new book, published by Salani, is entitled "Noi siamo tempesta. Tanti. Insieme. Diversi." This talk was presented at a TEDx event, which uses the TED conference format, but was independently organized by a local community. For more information, visit https://www.ted.com/tedx