Guido Piovene (27 July 1907 – 12 November 1974) was an Italian writer and journalist.

Biography

Born in

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into a noble family, Piovene graduated in philosophy in

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and then devoted himself to journalism, notably collaborating with '' Corriere della Sera'', '' La Stampa'' and '' Il Tempo''. He took part in the anti-fascist resistance with the

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. According to

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's daughter, he wrote the statutes for its youth association ''COBA'' (so named in homage to

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's youthful pseudonym). His 1970 novel ''Le stelle fredde'' (''The Cold Stars'') won the

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. In 1974 he co-founded the newspaper ''

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'' with

Indro Montanelli Indro Alessandro Raffaello Schizogene Montanelli (; 22 April 1909 – 22 July 2001) was an Italian journalist, historian and writer. He was one of the fifty World Press Freedom Heroes according to the International Press Institute. A volunte ...

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