Luigi Capuana: Quick Facts

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Born	May 28, 1839 • Italy
Died	November 29, 1915 (aged 76) • Catania • Italy
Notable Works	“Giacinta” • “Il Marchese di Roccaverdina”
Movement / Style	verismo
Subjects Of Study	literature • realism • verismo • naturalism

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Italian author

Masamune Hakuchō

Japanese author

Ignazio Silone

Italian author

Luigi Pirandello

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Cesare Pavese

Italian author

Riccardo Bacchelli

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Giovanni Verga

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August Strindberg

Swedish dramatist

Gerhart Hauptmann

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Leopoldo Alas

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V.S. Naipaul

Trinidadian-British writer

Henrik Pontoppidan

Danish author

Jean-François Marmontel

French author

Émile Zola

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Gabriele D’Annunzio

Italian writer and political leader

Umberto Eco

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Italo Svevo

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Dino Buzzati

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Italo Calvino

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Salvatore Quasimodo

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