Elsa Morante
Italian author whose monumental novel History: A Novel is one of the great 20th-century fictions of war's devastation of ordinary people. Arturo's Island and Menzogna e sortilegio are her other major works.
Works
- History: A NovelEpic historical novel set during WWII capturing ordinary lives amid devastating conflict
- Arturo's IslandBildungsroman about a boy's awakening on a Mediterranean island during adolescence
- Menzogna e sortilegioGothic family saga exploring secrets, obsession, and dark psychological currents
- La Storia
- The World Saved by Kids