Quote of the day
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
Giovanni Verga
Born: September 2, 1840
Died: January 27, 1922 (aged 81)
Bio: Giovanni Carmelo Verga was an Italian realist writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, and especially for the short story Cavalleria Rusticana and the novel I Malavoglia.
Known for:
- I Malavoglia (1881)
- Mastro-don Gesualdo (1889)
- Rosso Malpelo
- La Lupa (1896)
- Vita dei campi (1881)