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Eugenio Scalfari

エウジェニオ・スカンファーリ

Eujenio Sukanfāri

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-04-06 (Civitavecchia, Province of Rome, Kingdom of Italy)
Died
2022-07-14 (Rome, Italy) age 98
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Religion
Atheism
Residence History
Velletri, Lazio, Italy

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Politician, Newspaper founder
Active Years
1942-2022
Affiliations
L'Espresso, La Repubblica, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
Memberships
National Fascist Party (PNF), Italian Liberal Party (PLI), Radical Party (PR), Italian Socialist Party (PSI)
Influenced By
Benedetto Croce, Friedrich Nietzsche, Marcel Proust, Rainer Maria Rilke, Mario Pannunzio
Influenced
Italo Calvino

Education

Sapienza University of Rome
Faculty of Law
Country: Italy
法学部在籍、卒業後ジャーナリズム開始。
University of Genoa
Faculty of Law
Country: Italy
Alma materとして記載。

Awards

Grand Official of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1966
Organization: Italian Republic
Result: 受賞
Grand Cross Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1996
Organization: Italian Republic
Result: 受賞
Knight Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
1999
Organization: French Republic
Result: 受賞
Trento International Award
1988
Category: ジャーナリズム生涯賞
Result: 受賞
Ischia International Journalism Award
1996
Category: キャリア賞
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'autunno della Repubblica

1969 Political essay

Political work on the 'Autumn of the Republic'.

PoliticsRepublic

Il labirinto

1998 Novel

Existential novel with philosophical background.

PhilosophyExistence

L'uomo che non credeva in Dio

2008 Essay

Essays from an atheist's perspective on God.

AtheismReligion

Bibliography

  • Rapporto sul neocapitalismo italiano
  • Potere economico in Urss
  • L'autunno della Repubblica
  • Razza padrona
  • Interviste ai potenti
  • Come andremo a incominciare
  • L'anno di Craxi
  • La sera andavamo in via Veneto
  • Incontro con Io
  • Alla ricerca della morale perduta
  • Il labirinto
  • La ruga sulla fronte
  • Articoli
  • Dibattito sul laicismo
  • L'uomo che non credeva in Dio
  • Per l'alto mare aperto
  • Scuote l'anima mia Eros
  • La passione dell'etica
  • Conversazioni con Carlo Maria Martini
  • Dialogo tra credenti e non credenti con Papa Francesco
  • L'amore, la sfida, il destino
  • Racconto autobiografico
  • L'allegria, il pianto, la vita
  • L'ora del blu
  • Il Dio unico e la società moderna

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Investigative reportingLiberal and philosophicalClear and engaging style
Recurring Motifs
SecularismPower oversightPhilosophical inquiry

Legacy

A revolutionary figure in Italian journalism, co-founder and editor-in-chief of L'Espresso and La Repubblica. Known for interviews with key figures and advocating liberal socialism and secularism.

Trivia

  • Was a member of the Fascist Party in his youth but was expelled.
  • High school classmate and close friend of Italo Calvino.
  • Close friend of Pope Francis, conducted multiple interviews.
  • Introduced tabloid format to Italian newspapers with La Repubblica.