Ignazio Silone
Secondino Tranquilli (1 May 1900 – 22 August 1978), known by the pseudonym Ignazio Silone (/sɪˈloʊni/, Italian: [iɲˈɲattsjo siˈloːne]), 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.
Ignazio Silone | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 11 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 | |
| Constituency | L'Aquila (XXI) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Secondino Tranquilli 1 May 1900 Pescina dei Marsi, Italy |
| Died | 22 August 1978 (aged 78) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Political party | PSI (1917-1921; 1930-1947) PCd'I (1921-1930) UdS (1948-1949) PSU (1949-1951) PSDI (1951-1954) Independent (1954-1978) |
| Occupation | Author, politician |
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