Ignazio Silone

Secondino Tranquilli (1 May 1900 – 22 August 1978), known by the pseudonym Ignazio Silone (/sɪˈlni/, Italian: [iɲˈɲattsjo siˈloːne]), was an Italian political leader, novelist, and short-story writer, world-famous during World War II for his powerful anti-fascist novels. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature at least ten times.

Ignazio Silone
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
11 June 1946  31 January 1948
ConstituencyL'Aquila (XXI)
Personal details
Born
Secondino Tranquilli

(1900-05-01)1 May 1900
Pescina dei Marsi, Italy
Died22 August 1978(1978-08-22) (aged 78)
Geneva, Switzerland
Political partyPSI (1917-1921; 1930-1947)
PCd'I (1921-1930)
UdS (1948-1949)
PSU (1949-1951)
PSDI (1951-1954)
Independent (1954-1978)
OccupationAuthor, politician
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