VOleva do the “writer” and ended up becoming one of the most famous (and discussed) Italian journalists in history. Recognized for her pioneering career and her incisive style, Oriana Fallaci was born in Florence on June 29, 1929, in a family of militant anti -fascists.
Oriana Fallaci’s youth: the resistance and the beginning of a brilliant career
At the age of 14 he actively participated in the Italian resistance during the Second World War. “Emilia” was her battle name And his duties as a young partisan often consisted in the transport of communications, basic necessities, or weapons. The commitment is worth a recognition to the value by the Italian army. After graduating from the classical high school one year in advance, he enrolled in the right to Medicine at the University of Florence. But her passion for writing pushes her to leave her studies to devote himself to journalism. In 1946 he began his career as a special correspondent for the Florentine newspaper The morning of central Italy. It begins by dealing with themes considered, at the time, more suitable for women, such as shows and fashion. In December 1948, one of his lively interview-interview with Christian Dior makes it famous in the journalistic panorama.
The sixties and seventies: war and loves
At the beginning of the sixties something changes. Buy an apartment in Manhattan, move there and starts collaborating with national newspapers such as the European. He soon becomes the first Italian woman to play the role of war correspondent, reporting from various fronts including Vietnam, the Middle East and Latin America. In 1968, during an event on the eve of the Mexico City Olympics, he was seriously injured by a gunshot and, believed to be dead, it is transported to the morgue before being transferred to the hospital. In the 70s he has a relationship with Alexandros Panagoulisleader of the Greek resistance against the dictatorship of the colonels. Panagoulis dies in a controversial car accident, considered by many to be a conspiracy. His disappearance inspires fallacious to write A man (1979), tribute to the life of one’s partner and their relationship. The seventies are also those of the great interviews. Fallaci becomes famous for his direct style and sometimes compare and creates memorable interviews with numerous world leaders. Iconic is The 1979 interview with Ayatollah Khomeiniduring which she the veil took off as a sign of protest.
The last few years: the controversial opinions on 11 September
After the attacks of 11 September 2001, Fallaci publishes on Corriere della Sera Anger and pridean article and subsequently a book in which he hardly criticizes the West for his weakness towards Islamic extremism. This work arouses large discussions and controversies internationally and is worth heavy accusations by a slice of public opinion, such as that of Racism and ethnocentrism. Before his death following a lung cancer, which took place on September 15, 2006 in Florence, donates His collection of ancient books At the Lateran Pontifical University of Rome, one of his last gestures of love towards culture. The disease is also a theme on which it takes a position, Speaking of cancer as a condition that we must not be ashamed. Tuesday 18 February Italy celebrates its legacy with the release of the television series Miss Fallaci, played by a wonderful Miriam Leone.
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