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: VaccĂ , 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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