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Ignazio Silone
AuthorBooks · Second hand1900-1978
Secondino Tranquilli, best known by the pseudonym Ignazio Silone, was an Italian politician and writer. He became famous during World War II for his anti-fascist novels. Considered among the most well-known and read Italian intellectuals in Europe and in the world, his most famous novel, Fontamara, became emblematic for its denunciation of the condition of poverty, injustice, and social oppression of the lower classes, and has been translated into numerous languages. From 1946 to the 1970s, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature at least 13 times.
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1900
Death
1978
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Ignazio Silone is the literary pseudonym of Secondino Tranquilli, an author deeply committed to the social reality of his time.
His masterpiece, Fontamara, established him internationally as one of the most powerful voices against fascism during World War II.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 169 works exploring Italian history and politics.
His political commitment was so profound that he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ten separate times.
Born in Pescina in 1900, Silone excelled not only as a novelist but also as a journalist, playwright, and politician.