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Anna Maria Ortese

1914 - 1998

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Anna Maria Ortese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈanna maˈriːa orˈteːze, -eːse]; June 13, 1914 – March 9, 1998) was an Italian author of novels, short stories, poetry, and travel writing. Born in Rome, she grew up between southern Italy and Tripoli, with her formal education ending at age thirteen. Her first book, Angelici dolori, was issued in 1937. In 1953 her third collection, Il mare non bagna Napoli, won the coveted Viareggio Prize; thereafter, Ortese's stories, novels, and journalism received many of the most distinguished Italian literary awards, including the Strega and the Fiuggi. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Maria Ortese is the 5,492nd most popular writer (down from 5,014th in 2019), the 3,872nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,660th in 2019) and the 267th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Anna Maria Ortese ranks 5,492 out of 7,302. Before her are Agustín Durán, Petras Cvirka, Judith Krantz, Clorinda Matto de Turner, William McGonagall, and Ahmed Sofa. After her are Susan Blackmore, Nino Martoglio, Sara Paretsky, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Jonathan Stroud, and Pentti Saarikoski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Anna Maria Ortese ranks 339. Before her are Viljo Heino, Tsuneko Sasamoto, Erling Evensen, Jyoti Basu, Joe Mercer, and Mario Luzi. After her are John Hodiak, Harry Winter, Wendell Corey, Ivan Jazbinšek, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and Hamo Sahyan. Among people deceased in 1998, Anna Maria Ortese ranks 252. Before her are Bruno Rodzik, Lamberto Gardelli, Robert Young, Viljo Heino, Jopie Selbach, and Erling Evensen. After her are Tadeusz Ślusarski, Bella Abzug, Ernst Ising, André Chorda, Ilse Bing, and Gevorg Emin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Anna Maria Ortese ranks 3,873 out of 5,161. Before her are Angelo Zorzi (1890), Andrea Stramaccioni (1976), Cesare Merzagora (1898), Robert G. Vignola (1882), Ermes Muccinelli (1927), and Renzo Eusebi (1946). After her are Nino Martoglio (1870), Renato Zaccarelli (1951), Pasquale Fornara (1925), Alfredo Gollini (1881), Federico De Roberto (1861), and Sara Errani (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Anna Maria Ortese ranks 267. Before her are Giuseppe Giusti (1809), Polydore Vergil (1470), Aldo Palazzeschi (1885), Edoardo Sanguineti (1930), Federigo Tozzi (1883), and Mario Luzi (1914). After her are Nino Martoglio (1870), Federico De Roberto (1861), Carlo Cassola (1917), Pietro Citati (1930), Riccardo Bacchelli (1891), and Niccolò Ammaniti (1966).

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