Abstract:
The existence of the printed matter depends on the life and work of booksellers, printers and editors. In the first decades of the 20th century, in Montevideo, thanks to a combination of several factors, some of those agents contributed to assert a literacy culture weak and wobbly. Among them, crucial figure was the italian Orsini Bertani (1869-1939) that active anarchist in their country of origin, in France, England and Argentina became a calm, fraternal and decisive cultural entrepreneur in the Uruguayan capital. Wonder about his days and chores helps to understand him and understand the culture of his time.
Keywords:
Orsini Bertani's life; Prints and cultural activities; Uruguay (1900-1939)