Vittorio Guido Zucconi (; 16 August 1944 – 26 May 2019) was an Italian

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and author. He also had

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Early years and education

Zucconi was born in Bastiglia,

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. After completing his secondary school at a Classical college, Zucconi received a degree in literature and philosophy from the

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Career

Zucconi was director of the online edition of the Italian newspaper ''

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'', and served as the U S.

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for the same newspaper. He had previously been a reporter for the Italian daily newspaper ''

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'' from Moscow, and for ''

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'' from Brussels and Tokyo. Zucconi was also known for several appearances on TV shows as an editorialist. Since summer 2007, he had been teaching graduate classes on Italian history and journalism at

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in Vermont. He received the ''America Award'' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.

Selected bibliography

*''Il Giappone tra noi'' (1986) *''Si fa presto a dire America'' (1988) *''Parola di giornalista'' (1990) *''Si fa presto a dire Russia'' (1992) *''Stranieri come noi'' (1993) *''Gli spiriti non dimenticano: il mistero di Cavallo Pazzo e la tragedia dei Sioux'' (1996) *''Storie dell'altro mondo: la faccia nascosta dell'America'' (1997) *''Il calcio in testa'' (2003) *''George. Vita e miracoli di un uomo fortunato'' (2004)

Personal life

Zucconi was married and had two children. He died in May 2019, after a long illness.È morto Vittorio Zucconi, l'uomo che viveva il giornalismo. Repubblica in lutto

Gallery

Image:Massimo Gramellini, Michele Serra e Vittorio Zucconi.jpg, Left: Michele Serra, Vittorio Zucconi and Massimo Gramellini at the

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, 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zucconi, Vittorio Italian male writers Italian journalists Italian male journalists 1944 births 2019 deaths Writers from the Province of Modena Middlebury College faculty University of Milan alumni Italian emigrants to the United States American male journalists Italian radio personalities La Repubblica people Naturalized citizens of the United States