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]