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Giovanni Verga
AuthorBooks · Second hand1840-1922
Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca was an Italian realist (verista) writer. His novels I Malavoglia (1881) and Mastro-don Gesualdo (1889) are widely recognized as masterpieces. Verga has been called the greatest Italian novelist after Manzoni. D. H. Lawrence translated several of his works into English.
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Curiosities about Giovanni Verga
Birth
1840
Death
1922
First book
1855
Years writing
67
Giovanni Verga was a multifaceted figure who excelled not only as a writer but also as a passionate photographer.
Born in Catania in 1840, he is considered the greatest exponent of verismo in Italian literature.
His masterpiece, The House by the Medlar Tree, is a fundamental pillar of 19th-century realist narrative.
Beyond being a novelist and playwright, Verga ventured into politics, leaving a diverse mark on the society of his time.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote over 300 works that deeply explore the human condition.