Corrado Augias
Corrado Augias | |
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Italian | |
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable work | Telefono giallo, Enigma |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Political party | Democratic Party of the Left |
Corrado Augias
Biography
Augias was born and raised in
As writer, Augias issued a series of crime novels set in the early 20th century and others. His other works include several essays about peculiar features of some cities around the world: I segreti di ("The Secrets of...") Rome, Paris, New York City and London. In 2006, in collaboration with scholar Mauro Pesce, he published a work dealing with the gospel's description of the life of Jesus (Inchiesta su Gesù), which became a bestseller in Italy. The book elicited many reactions, for example Pietro Ciavarella and Valerio Bernardi wrote Risposta a Inchiesta su Gesù,[1] aiming to provide "informed and constructive apologetics".[2]
In 2010 he published I segreti del Vaticano (i.e. The Secrets of the Vatican), in which he deals with issues of power involving the Vatican state.[3]
As a journalist, Augias worked for La Repubblica, L'Espresso and Panorama.[4] He has also been a playwright. He is atheist.[5]
In December 2020, he renounced his Knight Grand Cross of the French Legion of Honour, after the decoration was awarded to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Works
- Il disagio della libertà. Perché agli italiani piace avere un padrone, Milano, Rizzoli, 2012. 978-88-17-05507-9.
(Presented on July 5, 2012, at Villa del Vascello, Rome, by the library service of the Grand Orient of Italy)[6]
Honours
- Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (4 may 2006)[7]
See also
- 75225 Corradoaugias, asteroid
References
- ^ Una risposta a Inchiesta su Gesù, Pietro Ciavarella - Valerio Bernardi, GBU, 2007 - LibreriadelSanto.it
- ^ Edizioni GBU, "Risposta a Inchiesta su Gesù" - Evangelici.net notizie
- ^ "Corrado Augias. Cultura, enigmi e religioni". Biografie (in Italian). 2010-12-11.
- ^ Iovane, Domenico (2022-05-05). "Corrado Augias: biografia e carriera del giornalista e scrittore italiano". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ Article on Librerie
- ^ "Corrado Augias ha presentato il libro "Il disagio della libertà"" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved October 24, 2022.