Domenico Rea

Domenico Rea (8 September 1921 – 26 January 1994) was an Italian writer and journalist.

Life and career Born in Naples, the son of a carabiniere and a midwife, Rea grew up in Nocera Inferiore, and in 1940, he penned the preface to a volume of verses of the Franciscan friar Angelo Iovino, his first published work. He made his debut as journalist in the weekly magazine Il Popolo fascista. After suffering a stroke on 8 January 1994, he died on 26 January, at the age of 72.