Elsa Morante

Elsa Morante
Elsa Morante with her cats at her apartment in Rome
Born(1912-08-18)18 August 1912
Rome, Italy
Died25 November 1985(1985-11-25) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksLa storia (History)
Notable awardsViareggio Prize (1948)
Strega Prize (1957)
Spouse
(m. 1941)

Elsa Morante (pronounced [ˈelsa moˈrante, ˈɛl-]; 18 August 1912 – 25 November 1985) was an Italian novelist, poet, translator and children's books author. Her novel La storia (History) is included in the Bokklubben World Library List of 100 Best Books of All Time.