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
Author details
- Born:
- Aug. 26, 1840
- Died:
- Aug. 26, 1922
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Books by Giovanni Verga
4 stars
Aspettando il Natale
by Giovanni Verga, Luigi Pirandello, Gabriele D'Annunzio, and 22 others