birth_date: 1839-05-28 00:00:00
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name: Luigi Capuana
about: Luigi Capuana was an Italian author and journalist and one of the most important members of the Verist movement. He was a contemporary of Giovanni Verga, both having been born in the province of Catania within a year of each other. He was also one of the first authors influenced by the works of Émile Zola, French author and creator of Naturalism.
death_date: 1915-11-29 00:00:00