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Pitigrilli, Writer and Spy S01 E22

40 min 9.5 (Series)

Episode dedicated to Dino Segre, also known as "Pitigrilli": one of Turin's most read writers who, in 1930s, became a spy for OVRA (the Fascist regime's political police), although he himself often had problems with the regime, that considered him "immoral" and his novels "not very Italian".

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Paolo Mieli (as presenter)

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Italian Military Internees: Voices from Captivity
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Women During Italy's Economic Boom
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