
Writing
Giovanni Verga
1840 · Catania, Italy
13 films
Bio
Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840–1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, especially the short story (and later play) Cavalleria rusticana and the novel often considered his masterpiece, I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree).
Filmography

The Royal Tigress
Novel

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Original Story

Cavalleria Rusticana
Writer

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci - Teatro alla Scala
Original Story

The House by the Medlar Tree
Story

La Terra Trema
Novel

La lupa
Novel

Fatal Desire
Short Story

Sparrow
Novel

The Bandit
Novel

The She-Wolf
Novel

The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
Original Story