Giovanni Verga

Italian writer (1840-1922)

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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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Catania, Italy

Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840–1922) 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 often considered his masterpiece, I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree). Starting with historical and patriotic novels, Verga went on to write novels in which psychological…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Giovanni
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Catania
Place of death: Catania
Occupation: playwright
Educated at: University of Catania
Political party: Historical Left
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: atheism
Award: Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Genre: novella
Movement: verismo
Image: Portrait of Giovanni Verga.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Giovanni Verga
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date of birth: 1840-09-02
date of death: 1922-01-27
Commons Creator page: Giovanni Verga
cause of death: stroke
name in native language: Giovanni Verga
facial hair: handlebar moustache
start of work period: 1855-01-01
end of work period: 1922-01-01
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Giovanni Verga, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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