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 (magazine), Panorama'', ''Il Giorno (newspaper), Il Giorno'' and ''Tempo Illustrato''. 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''. In 2008, he was a finalist for the Strega Prize with the novel ''Napoli ferrovia''. His 2002 novel ''La dismissione'' was adapted into a film, ''The Missing Star'', directed by Gianni Amelio. His 2016 novel ''Nostalgia'' was adapted into a Nostalgia (2022 film), 2022 film of the same title directed by Mario Martone. Rea died on 13 September 2016 at the age of 89.References
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* 1927 births 2016 deaths Writers from Naples Premio Campiello winners Viareggio Prize winners 21st-century Italian novelists Italian male novelists 21st-century Italian male writers Journalists from Naples {{italy-writer-stub