Giovanni Verga

Writer, Author

1840 – 1922

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Who was Giovanni Verga?

Giovanni Carmelo Verga was an Italian realist writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, and especially for the short story Cavalleria Rusticana and the novel I Malavoglia.

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Born
Sep 2, 1840
Catania
Also known as
  • Giovanni Carmelo Verga
Parents
Siblings
Children
Nationality
  • Kingdom of Italy
  • Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Profession
Education
  • University of Catania
Lived in
  • Catania
Died
Jan 27, 1922
Catania

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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