Chiara Valentini
Chiara Valentini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1941 Parma, Italy |
| Died | 7 January 2026 (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Education | University of Parma |
| Occupations | Journalist Essayist |
Chiara Valentini (16 July 1941 – 7 January 2026) was an Italian journalist and essayist.[1]
Life and career
Born in Parma on 16 July 1941, Valentini graduated from the University of Parma with a thesis on honor killings. She began working as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. In 1968, she was selected for a commentary competition by RAI; although she did not place in the competition, it jumpstarted her journalism career.[2] She became a culture editor at Panorama and worked as a biographer and investigative journalist in the 1970s.[3] Following disagreements with the editor-in-chief of Panorama, she joined L'Espresso and became a correspondent in the Soviet Union.[4] In the 1990s, she covered the Bosnian War and wrote a hard-hitting piece on ethnic rape in the conflict.[3] She also wrote biographies for notable Italian figures such as Dario Fo and Enrico Berlinguer.[5] She worked on book projects for Controparola until 2018.[6]
Valentini died in Rome on 7 January 2026, at the age of 84.[7]
Publications
- La storia di Dario Fo (1977)
- Il compagno Berlinguer (1985)
- Berlinguer il segretario (1987)
- Il nom est la cosa. Viaggio nel Pci (1990)
- Le donne fanno paura (2000)
- La fecondazione interditta (2004)
- O i figli o il lavoro (2012)
- Berlinguer (2014)
- Il coraggio delle donne (2020)
- Der eigenartige Genosse Enrico Berlinguer. Kommunist und Demokrat im Nachkriegseuropa (2022)
References
- ^ Fortuna, Rosaria (7 January 2026). "Chiara Valentini, la misura silenziosa del mondo". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Vespa, Bruno (2002). Chiara bocciata per la erre moscia? (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. p. 71–72.
- ^ a b "Scheda biografica di Valentini Chiara". Patrimonio Orale (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Chiara Valentini". Trentino Cultura (in Italian).
- ^ "Addio alla giornalista parmigiana Chiara Valentini, biografa di Berlinguer. Aveva 84 anni". Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Maraini, Dacia (2015). Donne nella Grande Guerra (in Italian). Bologna: Il Mulino.
- ^ "Addio a Chiara Valentini, giornalista e biografa di Berlinguer". Adnkronos (in Italian). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.