Alberto Ongaro
Alberto Ongaro, 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, La partita and Il ponte della solita ora. Ongaro died in Venice on 23 March 2018, aged 92.
