Matilde Serao
Italian journalist and novelist who co-founded the Neapolitan newspaper Il Mattino. Her naturalistic fiction depicting the lives of working-class women in Naples made her one of the most celebrated Italian authors of her day.
Works
- The Conquest of RomeNovel of ambition and social climbing in modern Naples through political engagement
- Heart InfirmItalian novel of romantic passion and emotional suffering in Naples society
- In the Land of CockaigneNovel exploring romantic escapism and illusion in Neapolitan society and class dynamics
- After the PardonItalian novel of forgiveness and redemption in conflict-ridden relationship
- The Land of CockaigneNeapolitan novel exploring excess, desire, and romantic fantasy in urban underworld