Giovanni Verga
Writing · Writer · Novel · Story
Born Sep 2, 1840 · Catania, Italy
Active 1916–1922
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…
Filmography
La Terra Trema (1949) — NovelSparrow (1994) — NovelCavalleria rusticana (1924) — WriterLa lupa (1996) — NovelThe She-Wolf (1953) — NovelThe Royal Tigress (1916) — Novel · ScreenplayThe Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (2015) — Original StoryMastro Don Gesualdo (1964) — NovelThe Bandit (1969) — NovelFatal Desire (1954) — Short StoryThe House by the Medlar Tree (2011) — StoryCavalleria Rusticana (2002) — Writer