Luigi Barzini Jr.

Luigi Barzini Jr.
Luigi Barzini Jr. in 1962
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
In office 12 June 1958 – 24 May 1972
Constituency	Milan
Personal details
Born	(1908-12-21)21 December 1908 Milan, Italy
Died	30 March 1984(1984-03-30) (aged 75) Rome, Italy
Political party	Italian Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Giannalisa Feltrinelli ​ ​ (m. 1940⁠–⁠1947)​ ; divorced Paola Gadola ​ (m. 1950⁠–⁠1984)​ ; his death
Children	Ludina (1942–) Benedetta (1943–) Luigi III (1951–) Andrea (1952–) Francesca (1953–)
Parent(s)	Luigi Barzini Sr. and Emma Pesavento
Profession	Journalist, publisher, writer

Luigi Barzini Jr. (21 December 1908 – 30 March 1984) was an Italian journalist, writer and politician most famous for his 1964 book The Italians, delving deeply into the Italian national character and introducing many English and German speaking readers to Italian life and culture.^[1]