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.
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1 May 1900 Pescina, Italy
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Died |
22 August 1978 (aged 78) Geneva, Switzerland
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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