Prosperi, Carola (1883–1975)

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Prosperi, Carola (1883–1975)

Italian feminist, novelist and short-story writer. Born 1883 in Turin, Italy; died 1975.

Contributed to La Stampa newspaper and published stories in magazines; works, which often focus on socially confined, middle-class women, include La paura d'amare (1911), L'estranea (1915), La felicità in gabbia (1922), Agnese, amante ingenua (1934), Fiamme burgiarde (1951), and Raconti del Piemonte (1954).