Author: Cavani, Liliana
, 1936-
Century: Novecento-Contemporaneo
Place of Birth: Carpi, Italy
Region: Emilia-Romagna
Maternal Status: Not indicated
Education: College
Occupation: Writer; Director: film
Author Code: A0686
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Liliana Cavani
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Author: Ginzburg, Natalia
, 1916-1991
Alternate Names: Ginzburg, Natalia Levi; Levi Ginzburg, Natalia; Tornimparte, Alessandra
Century: Novecento
Place of Birth: Palermo, Italy
Place of Death: Rome, Italy (Roma)
Region: Sicilia
Mother: Tanzi, Livia
Class: Bourgeoisie
Marital Status: Married
Date of First Marriage: 1938
Number of marriages: 2
Husbands: Ginzburg, Leone (?-1944); Baldini, Gabriele
Maternal Status: Mother
Children: Ginzburg, Carlo; Andrea; Susanna
Religion: Jewish
Education: High school
Occupation: Writer; Politician
Prizes Won: Viareggio in 1957 for Valentino; Strega in 1963 for Lessico famigliare
Author Code: A0019
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Natalia Ginzburg
Biography forthcoming by by Ellen Nerenberg, Wesleyan University
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Author: Maraini, Dacia
, 1936-
Alternate Names: Pozzi Maraini, Dacia
Century: Novecento-Contemporaneo
Place of Birth: Fiesole (Florence), Italy
Region: Toscana
Father: Maraini, Fosco (1912-2004)
Mother: Alliata, Topazia (1913-)
Marital Status: Married
Date of First Marriage: 1959
Number of marriages: 1
Husbands: Pozzi, Lucio (1935-)
Lovers: Moravia, Alberto (1907-1990)
Maternal Status: Not indicated
Occupation: Writer: poet; Writer: journalist; Writer: playwright
Prizes Won: Formentor in 1963 for L'età del malessere; Fregene in 1985 for Isolina; Campiello in 1990 for La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa; Strega in 1999 for Buio; Rapallo-Carige (Premio della Giuria) in 1993 for Bagheria<
Author Code: A0026
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Dacia Maraini
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Author: Ortese, Anna Maria
, 1914-1998
Century: Novecento
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy (Roma)
Place of Death: Rapallo, Italy
Region: Region varies
Father: Ortese, Oreste
Mother: Vaccà, Beatrice
Class: Working class
Marital Status: Single
Number of marriages: 0
Maternal Status: Childless
Number of Children: 0
Education: Elementary school
Occupation: Writer; Writer: journalist
Prizes Won: Viareggio in 1953 for Il mare non bagna Napoli; Strega in 1967 for Poveri e semplici; Ceppo in 1970; Procida-Elsa Morante in 1988 for In sonno e in veglia; Rapallo-Carige (Premio della Giuria) in 1992 for La lente scura
Author Code: A0225
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Anna Maria Ortese
Biography by Cosetta Seno Reed, The University of California at Berkeley
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Author: Romano, Lalla
, 1906-2001
Century: Novecento-Contemporaneo
Place of Birth: Demonte, Cuneo, Italy
Place of Death: Milan, Italy (Milano)
Region: Piemonte
Father: Romano, Roberto
Mother: Peano, Giuseppina (?-1961)
Marital Status: Married
Date of First Marriage: 1932
Number of marriages: 1
Husbands: Monti, Innocenzo (-1984)
Lovers: Ria, Antonio
Maternal Status: Mother
Number of Children: 1
Children: Monti, Pietro (1933-)
Education: College
Occupation: Writer; Artist: painter; Educator
Prizes Won: Strega in 1969 for Le parole tra noi leggere; Sebeto in 1974 Giovane è il tempo; Penna d'oro in 1979; Librai Milanesi in 1964 for La penombra che abbiamo attraversato; Grinzane Cavour in 1987 for Nei mari estremi
Author Code: A0255
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Lalla Romano
Biography by Sarah Patricia Hill, Victoria University of Wellington
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