De Stefani, Livia (1913–)
De Stefani, Livia (1913–)
Italian novelist and poet. Born 1913 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy; married at 17.
Lived in Rome and wrote for magazines and newspapers; best known for her 1st novel, La vigna delle uve nere (The Vineyard of the Black Grapes, 1953); other fiction, often set in the Sicilian countryside, includes Preludio (1940), Gli affatturati (1955), Passione di Rosa (1958), Viaggio di una sconosciuta e altri raconti (1963) and La Signora di Cariddi (1971).
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