Who is Tiziano Terzani?

Who is Tiziano Terzani?

Tiziano Terzani 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 Vietcong and the fall of Phnom Pehn at the hands of the Khmer rouge in the mid-1970s.

What happened to Giuseppe Terzani?

Terzani died on 28 July 2004, aged 65. His last memories are recorded in an interview for Italian television entitled “Anam”, an Indian word that literally means “the one with no name”, an appellative he gained during an experience in an ashram in India.

Who are the actors in the movie Terzani?

The role of the ailing, retired Terzani, now living in the mountains of Tuscany dressed and groomed just like an Indian sadhu, is played by Swiss-German actor Bruno Ganz and that of his son by Italian actor Elio Germano.

What religion is Anam Terzani?

In 1999 Terzani embraced Hinduism and entered an Indian ashram. There he adopted the name of Anam (the one with no name). This was yet another effort to understand people by living in their world, his characteristic approach to journalism that made him famous.

What happened to Terzani’s book the end is my beginning?

The Chinese, Terzani says in the book, never knew the names of Tibetan gods. The End is My Beginningis still a bestseller in Germany and Italy. Terzani was interviewed by his son Folco about world and life matters over the last months before he died of cancer. The book is and will probably remain unpublished in English.

Tiziano Terzani. The Italian journalist and writer Tiziano Terzani, who has died aged 65, once said that his gravestone should be inscribed only with his name and the word “traveller”. His approach to the final destination has certainly been followed in Italy with an attention rarely accorded to journalists, however distinguished.