Ermanno Rea

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Ermanno Rea
Born 28 July 1927 (1927-07-28)
Naples, Italy
Died 13 September 2016 (2016-09-14) (aged 89)
Rome, Italy
Occupation Writer

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

Life and career

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 a 2022 film of the same title directed by Mario Martone.[3]

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

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