biography
pronunciation:
[cheekonyahnee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1879–1971)
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| biography:
| Writer and playwright, born in Florence, Tuscany, NC Italy. His novels and short stories combine lyricism and sketchy realism, in the tradition of Tuscan verismo. At his best when recalling a familiar past, his work includes La velia (1923), Villa Beatrice (1931), Viaggio nella vita (1952), and La nuora (1954). |
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