Author: Messina, Maria , 1887-1944
Century: Ottocento-Novecento
Place of Birth: Alimena, Palermo, Italy
Place of Death: Masiano, Pistoia, Italy
Region: Sicilia
Father: Messina, Gaetano
Mother: Traina, Gaetana Valenza
Class: Working class
Marital Status: Single
Number of marriages: 0
Maternal Status: Childless
Number of Children: 0
Occupation: Writer: children's literature; Writer: novelist
Prizes Won: Medaglia d'oro from La donna in 1910 for Pettini-Fini; Medaglia d'Oro from La donna in 1915 for "La Merica"
Author Code: A0030
Editions of Texts Maria Messina
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