Giovanni Verga
Italian novelist and short story writer who was the leading figure of verismo, the Italian naturalist movement. His portrayals of Sicilian peasant life in I Malavoglia and Mastro-don Gesualdo are masterpieces of unsparing realism.
Works
- I MalavogliaSicilian verismo novel tracing a fishing family's struggle across generations and hardship
- Mastro-don GesualdoNovel of a builder's relentless social climbing and ultimate moral dissolution in Sicily
- Cavalleria RusticanaTragic short story of rural Sicilian honor, jealousy, and violence in peasant society
- Little Novels of SicilyCollection of short stories depicting the lives and passions of Sicilian common folk
- ErosNovel exploring passion and desire between two people in rural Sicilian setting