biography
pronunciation:
[montanaylee]
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| lived:
| (1909–2001)
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| biography:
| Journalist and writer, born in Fucecchio, Tuscany, W Italy. He made his name as a journalist in the daily Corriere della Sera, then founded Il Giornale in 1974 and edited it until 1994. He was one of Italy's leading political commentators. He wrote a number of popular history books, such as Padri della patria (1948), Storia di Roma (1957), the Storia d'Italia series from 1966, and a number of essays (Controcorrente, 1978–80), novels (Il generale Della Rovere, 1959) and plays (I sogni muoiono all'alba, 1960). |
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