WRITER

Natalia Ginzburg

1916 - 1991

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Natalia Ginzburg (Italian: [nataˈliːa ˈɡintsburɡ], German: [ˈɡɪntsbʊʁk]; née Levi; 14 July 1916 – 7 October 1991) was an Italian author whose work explored family relationships, politics during and after the Fascist years and World War II, and philosophy. She wrote novels, short stories and essays, for which she received the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natalia Ginzburg has received more than 411,870 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Natalia Ginzburg is the 763rd most popular writer (down from 736th in 2019), the 929th most popular biography from Italy (down from 891st in 2019) and the 65th most popular Italian Writer.

Natalia Ginzburg is most famous for her autobiographical novel, Less than One. The book tells the story of her life in Italy during World War II and the years following.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Natalia Ginzburg ranks 763 out of 7,302Before her are Nestor the Chronicler, Epicharmus of Kos, Antonio Tabucchi, Klaus Ebner, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, and Robert Ludlum. After her are Thomas Harris, Gregory Skovoroda, Katherine Mansfield, Neal Cassady, Aelia Eudocia, and Masaru Emoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Natalia Ginzburg ranks 30Before her are Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Alexander Prokhorov, Camilo José Cela, Jack Vance, Robert McNamara, and Frederick Chapman Robbins. After her are Dương Văn Minh, Abdul Rahman Arif, Vitaly Ginzburg, Paul Keres, Sune Bergström, and Christian B. Anfinsen. Among people deceased in 1991, Natalia Ginzburg ranks 28Before her are Rajiv Gandhi, Oona O'Neill, Arno Breker, Margot Fonteyn, Henri Lefebvre, and David Lean. After her are Max Frisch, Gunnar Gren, Ragnar Granit, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Jean Tinguely, and Martha Graham.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Natalia Ginzburg ranks 929 out of 5,161Before her are Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Quirinius (-45), Sandro Pertini (1896), and Andrea Luchesi (1741). After her are Carla Bruni (1967), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Maximilian Sforza (1493), Arrigo Boito (1842), Valerius Maximus (-100), and Alberto Sordi (1920).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Natalia Ginzburg ranks 65Before her are Andrea Camilleri (1925), Veronica Franco (1546), Emilio Salgari (1862), Theognis of Megara (-570), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), and Antonio Tabucchi (1943). After her are Arrigo Boito (1842), Valerius Maximus (-100), Marie Mancini (1639), Cesare Pavese (1908), Ibycus (-600), and Pietro Bembo (1470).