Giovanni Verga

Signore Giovanni Verga OCI OSML
Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
In office 3 October 1920 – 27 January 1922
Monarch	Victor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840-09-02)2 September 1840 Catania, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died	27 January 1922(1922-01-27) (aged 81) Catania, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Historical Left (1890–1896) Historical Right (1896–1911) Italian Nationalist Association (1911–1922)
Occupation	Writer
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Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni karˈmɛːlo ˈverɡa]; 2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer.