Luigi Capuana
Italian author and literary critic who was the chief theorist and practitioner of verismo alongside Giovanni Verga. His supernatural stories and realistic novels of Sicilian life were enormously influential.
Works
- GiacintaItalian novel of passion and transgression exploring woman's complicated moral awakening
- ProfumoItalian novella exploring scent, memory, and desire in psychological narrative
- Il Marchese di RoccaverdinaItalian novel of aristocrat's moral decline and psychological torment in Sicilian setting
- Le paesaneItalian title translating to The Peasant Women about rural female solidarity and survival
- C'era una voltaItalian fairy tale collection exploring fantastical themes and transformation