Giovanni Verga
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Giovanni Verga was a 19th-century Italian realist writer best known for his verismo-style short stories and novels depicting the lives of Sicilian peasants.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Italy
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1840-09-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-01-27 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Sicilian peasants
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rural Sicily ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Verga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiction
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literature ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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realist fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
realism
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verismo ⓘ |
| name | Giovanni Verga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cavalleria rusticana
NERFINISHED
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I Malavoglia NERFINISHED ⓘ I Vinti (cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mastro-don Gesualdo NERFINISHED ⓘ Novelle rusticane NERFINISHED ⓘ Storia di una capinera NERFINISHED ⓘ Vita dei campi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Catania
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Catania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Catania
NERFINISHED
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Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| writingStyle | verismo ⓘ |
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