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Ignazio Silone

Secondino Tranquilli (1 May 1900 – 22 August 1978), known by the pseudonym Ignazio Silone), was an Italian political leader, novelist, and short-story writer, world-famous during World War II for his powerful anti-fascist novels. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature ten times.

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Italian author and politician (1900-1978)

Born 1900
Died 1978

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  • Cover of: Fontamara
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    First published in 1933 — 43 editions
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  • Cover of: Bread and Wine
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    Cover of edition breadwine0000silo_g5w9 Cover of edition breadwine00igna Cover of edition breadwine0000silo Cover of edition breadwinenewvers0000silo First published in 1936 — 42 editions
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  • Cover of: Il segreto di Luca.

    First published in 1956 — 11 editions
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    First published in 1952 — 9 editions
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    Cover of edition emergencyexit00silo First published in 1955 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: seme sotto la neve

    First published in 1945 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1962 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: L' avventura d'un povero cristiano

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  • Cover of: Essays of the masters.
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  • Cover of: The seed beneath the snow.: A new version translated from the Italian by Harvey Fergusson II
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    First published in 1942 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: fascismo: origini e sviluppo

    First published in 1984 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: La volpe e le camelie.

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    First published in 1958 — 4 editions
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Italian author and politician (1900-1978)

Born 1900
Died 1978

Subjects

Fiction, History, Dictators, Italian fiction, Communism, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fascism, Translations into English, Italian Authors, Politics and government, Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Political and social views, World War, 1939-1945, Communism and literature, Imprisonment, Novela italiana, Political refugees, Russian literature, Social life and customs, Socialists, Underground movements, 1922-1945, American Short stories, Authors, Italian

Places

Italy, Abruzzo (Italy), Abruzzo, Soviet Union, Switzerland

People

Ignazio Silone (1900-1978), Celestine V Pope (1215-1296), Antonín Pelc (1895-1967), Giuseppe Mazzini, Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), Giusseppe Mazzini (1805-1872)

Time

1922-1945, 20th century, 1815-1870, 1945-, 1945-1976, German occupation, 1943-1945

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Alternative names

  • Secondino Tranquilli
  • Ignazio SILONE
  • Ignazio (translated from the Italian by Darina Silone ) Silone
  • SILONE Ignazio -
  • Silone, Ignazio, Illustrated by Cover Art
  • Ignazio 1900-1978 Silone

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April 21, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
February 13, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
February 13, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import