Giovanni Verga
Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni karˈmɛːlo ˈverɡa]; 2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, especially the short story and later play Cavalleria rusticana and the novel I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree).
Giovanni Verga OCI OSML | |
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| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 3 October 1920 – 27 January 1922 | |
| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel III |
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| Born | Giovanni Carmelo Verga 2 September 1840 Catania, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 27 January 1922 (aged 81) Catania, Kingdom of Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Historical Left (1890–1896) Historical Right (1896–1911) Italian Nationalist Association (1911–1922) |
| Occupation | Writer |
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