Ermanno Rea (28 July 1927 – 13 September 2016) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist.

Ermanno Rea
Born28 July 1927 (1927-07-28)
Naples, Italy
Died13 September 2016 (2016-09-14) (aged 89)
Rome, Italy
OccupationWriter

Life and career

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Rea was born in Naples. During World War II, he was a partisan of the Garibaldi Brigade "Gino Menconi". After the war, he started working as a journalist for a number of publications including L'Unità, Panorama, Il Giorno and Tempo Illustrato.[1]

In 1996, Rea won the Viareggio Prize with the autobiographical novel Mistero napoletano; in 1999, he won the Campiello Prize with the novel Fuochi fiammanti a un'hora di notte.[1] In 2008, he was a finalist for the Strega Prize with the novel Napoli ferrovia.[1]

His 2002 novel La dismissione was adapted into a film, The Missing Star, directed by Gianni Amelio.[2] His 2016 novel Nostalgia was adapted into the 2022 film of the same title directed by Mario Martone.[3]

Rea died on 13 September 2016 at the age of 89.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Corrado Stajano (14 September 2016). "Ermanno Rea, scrittore inquieto fedele solo a se stesso". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ Paolo D'Agostini (24 August 2005). "Amelio e 'La stella che non c'è' "Il mio film sulla questione morale"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (24 May 2022). "'Nostalgia': Film Review / Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Writer Ermanno Rea dies". ANSA. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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