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Italian author and journalist

Tiziano Terzani
Born	(1938-09-14)14 September 1938 Florence, Italy
Died	28 July 2004(2004-07-28) (aged 65) Orsigna, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Years active	1965–2003

Tiziano Terzani (Italian:[titˈtsjaːnoterˈtsaːni]; 14 September 1938 – 28 July 2004) was an Italian journalist and writer, best known for his extensive knowledge of 20th century East Asia and for being one of the very few western reporters to witness both the fall of Saigon to the hands of the Viet Cong and the fall of Phnom Penh at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1970s.

Early life

Terzani was born in Florence to poor working-class parents.

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“An utterly charming and engaging travel book that offers vivid portraits of unusual corners of Asia, told by a skilled raconteur whose eyes were open wide.

A Fortune-Teller Told Me | "An utterly charming and engaging travel book that offers vivid portraits of unusual corners of Asia, told by a skilled raconteur.

An utterly charming and engaging travel book that offers vivid portraits of unusual corners of Asia, told by a skilled raconteur whose eyes were open wide.

An account of the travels of Tiziano Terzani, a news correspondent who travelled only by rail, road and sea, having been told that he should not risk flying.

His mother was a hatmaker and his father worked in a mechanic workshop. He attended the University of Pisa as a law student and studied at the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico of the Scuola Normale Superiore, which today is Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.

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