Oriana Fallaci has died.
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Italian writer Oriana Fallaci dies:
ROME - Oriana Fallaci, a veteran Italian journalist and author who challenged world leaders in uncompromising interviews and recently drew criticism for her vehement attacks on Islam, has died at 76, officials said Friday.
Fallaci, who was diagnosed with breast cancer years ago, died overnight in a private clinic in Florence, said Paolo Klun, an official with the RCS publishing group, which published Fallaci's work. Klun said Fallaci, who lived in New York, had come back to her hometown days before as her condition worsened.
(Via Protein Wisdom)
Not speaking Italian - and not being one for political books - my only experience with her work was what showed up online. I found her sometimes objectionable, sometimes insightful, often polemic and always interesting: I am not entirely certain that if we had ever met that she would not eventually damn me for a optimistic fool wrt Islam - a group with which she had epic battles.
The world of letters will be lessened by her absence.
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I can only hope that her hyperbolic fears were indeed overblown. To an extent they probably were, but if they can rouse people to consider the grave threat to Europe's identity and security that looms over the next several decades they were worthwhile. She was nothing if not sincere, and I should hope that her soul can finally find a peaceful repose.
Oriana, tu esi un buona persona. Ciao.
Thanks for writing this article Moe. In this busy world it is not often that people have the time to discover and read such prolific thinkers. Oriana is a must read
I read some writing by Signora Fallaci years ago and only recently picked up her work after I read this interview. The following is one of many typical quotes within:
Or how about this one given the latest incident with the Pope:
Overall, her writing is intellectual poetry. It is simplistic in style because above all else it is honest. She cared not for political correctness or popularity as thought arbiters. She can be offensive, sardonic and compassionate all in the same paragraph. Truly underrated and unappreciated, especially by her European contemporaries.
If you are to read any book, start with “The Force of Reason”. Her analysis regarding Europe surrendering to Islam and liberal use of terms such as “Eurabia” are only a slight preview into Oriana’s thinking.
She will be sorely missed by this “ammiratore”.
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"