Author: Deledda, Grazia , 1871-1936
Alternate Names: Deledda, Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana; Madesani-Deledda, Grazia; Sant'Ismael, Ilia di; Deledda, Grazia Madesani; Razia, G.
Century: Ottocento-Novecento
Place of Birth: Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy (Sardegna)
Place of Death: Rome, Italy (Roma)
Region: Sardegna
Father: Deledda, Giovanni Antonio
Mother: Pereleddu, Francesca Cambosu
Class: Bourgeoisie
Marital Status: Married
Date of First Marriage: 1900
Number of marriages: 1
Husbands: Madesani, Palmiro
Maternal Status: Mother
Number of Children: 2
Children: Madesani, Franz; Madesani, Sardus
Religion: Christian: Catholic
Education: Elementary school; Private tutor
Occupation: Writer
Prizes Won: Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926
Author Code: A0014
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Biography by Margaret E. Kern, The University of Chicago
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