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    Elsa Morante (1912-1985) was an Italian novelist, poet, translator and children's books author. She is best known for her novel La storia (History), a bestseller that depicts the events of World War II in Rome.

  2. Sep 13, 2024 · The first woman to win the Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, for her 1957 novel L’isola di Arturo (Arturo’s Island), Morante was a formidable force. The Italian writer ...

  3. Aug 14, 2024 · Elsa Morante (born Aug. 18, 1912, Rome, Italy—died Nov. 25, 1985, Rome) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer, and poet known for the epic and mythical quality of her works, which usually centre upon the struggles of the young in coming to terms with the world of adulthood.

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  4. Oct 1, 2023 · Elsa Morante published “Lies and Sorcery,” a nearly 800-page novel that combines mythic storytelling with Depression-era realism, in 1948, just when postwar literary Italy was embracing the ...

  5. May 23, 2024 · Biography of Italian novelist and short story writer Elsa Morante (1912 – 1985), best known for Arturo's Island and House of Liars.

  6. In 1974, Italian writer Elsa Morante published her novel ‘History’ a bestseller which was also hugely controversial. The story following a widowed teacher Ida and her two sons during the Second World War struck a chord with the Italian public and provoked fierce criticism.

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  8. Elsa Morante. Elsa Morante began writing short stories which appeared in various publications and periodicals, including periodicals for children, in the 1930s. Her first book was a collection of some of the stories, Il Gioco Segreto, published in 1941.

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