Alberto Ongaro (22 August 1925 – 23 March 2018), also known by his pseudonym Alfredo Nogara, was an Italian journalist, writer and comics writer. Biography Born in Venice, Italy, he lived for a long time in South America and England, before returning to Venice in 1979. A friend and collaborator of Hugo Pratt, he also worked for Il Corriere dei Piccoli. As a journalist, he was a foreign correspondent of L'Europeo, and he also wrote historical and adventure books, including La taverna del doge Loredan (1980), La partita (1986) and Il ponte della solita ora (2006). Ongaro died in Venice on 23 March 2018, aged 92. References External links Online biography Interview with Alberto Ongaro 1925 births 2018 deaths Writers from Venice Italian male writers Italian comics writers Italian journalists Italian male journalists Premio Campiello winners