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“A real writer [...] looks not in another writer but himself.”

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Indro Montanelli

Indro Montanelli was an Italian journalist, writer, and editor, renowned for his role as a war correspondent during World War II and as a prominent figure in Italian journalism for over half a century. His career, spanning from the 1920s to the 1990s, saw him covering major events and personalities in Italy and globally. more

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