Alessio di Giovanni

Alessio di Giovanni (Cianciana, 11 October 1872 – Palermo, 6 December 1946) was an Italian poet, novelist, and playwright.[1] Born in the Sicilian comune of Cianciana in the Joppolo Palace[2] on the Piazza di Alessio di Giovanni.

Early life

Born in Cianciana (AG), Sicily, to parents Gaetano di Giovanni and Filippa Guida. His father owned a large holding of the countryside around Cianciana including several sulfur mines. Di Giovanni's later poetic works were influenced by the rugged mountains and isolated fields of the Platani Valley[3] in which his birthplace of Cianciana can be found. At age 12 he moved with his family to Palermo, Sicily.

References
  1. Haller, Hermann W. (1999). The Other Italy: The Literary Canon in Dialect. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 320. ISBN 9781442681996. OCLC 288144529.
  2. "Cianciana". Wikitravel. October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. Spampinato, Margherita Beretta (1991). "DI GIOVANNI, Alessio". Treccani. Retrieved January 29, 2021.


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