Giovanni Verga
Writing · Writer · Novel · Story
Born Sep 2, 1840 · Catania, Italy
Active 1916–1922 · Awards: Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
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
The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (2015) — Original StoryThe House by the Medlar Tree (2011) — StoryCavalleria Rusticana (2002) — WriterLa lupa (1996) — NovelSparrow (1994) — NovelThe Bandit (1969) — NovelMastro Don Gesualdo (1964) — NovelFatal Desire (1954) — Short StoryThe She-Wolf (1953) — NovelLa Terra Trema (1949) — NovelCavalleria rusticana (1924) — WriterThe Royal Tigress (1916) — Novel · Screenplay