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Corrado Augias (; born 26 January 1935) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV host. He was also a
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from 1994 to 1999 for the
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Biography

Augias was born and raised in
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in a family of
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(from
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) and more ancestrally Sardinian origin on his father's side, an
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officer, and of
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origin on that of his mother. He became popular in Italy as the host of several shows dealing with mysteries and cases of the past, such as and . In 2023, he moved from
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to
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. 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: ("The Secrets of...") Rome,
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,
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and
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. In 2006, in collaboration with scholar Mauro Pesce, he published a work dealing with the gospel's description of the
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(), which became a bestseller in Italy. The book elicited many reactions, for example Pietro Ciavarella and Valerio Bernardi wrote , aiming to provide "informed and constructive apologetics". 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
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state. As a journalist, Augias worked for , and . He has also been a playwright. He is atheist. In December 2020, he renounced his Knight Grand Cross of the French
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, after the decoration was awarded to Egyptian president
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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
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Honours

* : Knight Grand Cross of the
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(4 may 2006)


See also

* 75225 Corradoaugias, asteroid


References


External links


Official webpage on Arnoldo Mondadori
{{DEFAULTSORT:Augias, Corrado 1935 births Living people Italian people of Jewish descent Italian people of French descent Italian people of Sardinian descent 20th-century Italian journalists 21st-century Italian journalists Journalists from Rome Italian male journalists 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian male writers Writers from Rome Italian television journalists Italian television presenters Democratic Party of the Left MEPs MEPs for Italy 1994–1999 La Repubblica people Legion of Honour refusals Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Sapienza University of Rome alumni