Elsa Morante (1912-1985) was a prize-winning Italian novelist and poet. Born in Rome, Morante was married to Albert Moravia.
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Once considered the greatest writer of Italy's postwar generation—and admired by authors as varied as John Banville and Rivka Galchen—Elsa Morante is experiencing a literary renaissance, marked not least by Ann Goldstein's translation of Artur... SEE MORE