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Ignazio Silone

Ignazio Silone

Born 1900 · Died 1978

From Pescina, Abruzzo, Italy · Nationality: Italy, Kingdom of Italy · Writes fiction and nonfiction

Wikipedia

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.

Quotes

  • “Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
    The School for Dictators 1938

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Ignazio Silone in order

Books by Ignazio Silone in the order they were published, from Fontamara (1933) to Memoir from a Swiss Prison (2007).

  1. 1FontamaraFontamara1933
  2. 2The School for DictatorsThe School for Dictators1938
  3. 3The Living Thoughts of MazziniThe Living Thoughts of Mazzini1939
  4. 4The Living Thoughts of Mazzini, Presented by Iganazio SiloneThe Living Thoughts of Mazzini, Presented by Iganazio Silone1939
  5. 5The Seed Beneath the SnowThe Seed Beneath the Snow1942
  6. 6Emergency ExitEmergency Exit1955
  7. 7Il segreto di LucaIl segreto di Luca1956
  8. 8The Secret of LucaThe Secret of Luca1958
  9. 9To Mystiko Tou LoukaTo Mystiko Tou Louka1959
  10. 10The Fox and the CamelliasThe Fox and the Camellias1961
  11. 11Bread and WineBread and Wine1963
  12. 12The Story of a Humble ChristianThe Story of a Humble Christian1970
  13. 13The Politics of Ignazio SiloneThe Politics of Ignazio Silone1974
  14. 14Vino E PaneVino E Pane1974
  15. 15The Abruzzo TrilogyThe Abruzzo Trilogy2000
  16. 16Memoir from a Swiss PrisonMemoir from a Swiss Prison2007
  17. 17Një Dashuri E PamundurNjë Dashuri E Pamundur
  18. 18Open CityOpen City

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