Natalia Ginzburg
Also known as Alessandra Tornimparte, Natalia Levi, Natalia Levi Ginzburg
Italian writer (1916–1991)
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Natalia Ginzburg was an Italian writer who lived from 1916 to 1991 and is known for her novels, short stories, and essays that explored family life and human relationships. Her work is considered important in twentieth-century Italian literature for its clear, direct style and psychological insight into ordinary people's lives.
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- Born
- 1916
- Died
- 1991
- Works
- 87
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- המידות הקטנות
- La strada che va in città
- La ventana
- ha-ʻIr ṿeha-bayit
- Leḳsiḳon mishpaḥti
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- The Gospel According to St. Matthew — Maria di Betania1965
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Natalia Levi Ginzburg ( Italian: [nataˈliːa ˈlɛːvi ˈɡintsburɡ, - ˈɡin(d)zburɡ]; later Levi Baldini; née Levi; 14 July 1916 – 7 October 1991) was an Italian author whose work explored family relationships, politics during and after the Fascist years and World War II, and philosophy. She wrote novels, short stories and essays, for which she received the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize. Most of her works were also translated into English and published in the United Kingdom and the United States.
An activist, for a time in the 1930s she belonged to the Italian Communist Party. In 1983, she was elected to Parliament from Rome as an independent politician.
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1916 births1991 deaths20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights20th-century Italian Jews20th-century Italian novelists20th-century Italian women politicians20th-century Italian women writers20th-century women novelistsBurials at Campo VeranoCommunist women writersDeputies of Legislature IX of ItalyDeputies of Legislature X of Italy