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Giovanni Verga was an Italian writer from the 19th and early 20th centuries who became one of the major figures of literary realism, known for depicting the lives of ordinary people, especially poor Sicilians, with unflinching honesty. His novels and short stories influenced modern literature by pioneering a style that stripped away romantic idealization and showed life as it actually was, making him a foundational voice in Italian literature.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1922
- Works
- 343
Top works
- La "Nedda" nella storia dell'arte verghiana
- Grausames Sizilien
- Eros
- Mastro-don Gesualdo
- Little novels of Sicily
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 304
- Total plays
- 1,114
Tags
deep house
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Giovanni Verga, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni karˈmɛːlo ˈverɡa]; 2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) 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.
Life and career