Giovanni Verga

Giovanni Verga
Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
In office
3 October 1920 – 27 January 1922
MonarchVictor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Carmelo Verga

(1840-09-02)2 September 1840
Catania, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died27 January 1922(1922-01-27) (aged 81)
Catania, Kingdom of Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyHistorical Left (1890–1896)
Historical Right (1896–1911)
Italian Nationalist Association (1911–1922)
OccupationWriter
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Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni karˈmɛːlo ˈverɡa]; 2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer.