Giovanna Zangrandi Explained

Giovanna Zangrandi was the pseudonym of Alma Bevilacqua (1910 - 1988), an Italian novelist and Resistance fighter.^{[1] [2]}

Works

• Leggende delle Dolomiti (Legends of the Dolomites) (1950)
• I Brusaz (The Brusaz Family) (1954)
• Orsola nelle stagioni (Ursula in the Different Seasons) (1957)
• Il campo rosso (The Red Field) (1959)
• Tre signore (Three Ladies) (1960)
• I giorni veri, 1943–45 (The Real Days, 1943–45) (1963)
• Anni con Attila (Years with Attila) (1966)
• Il diario di Chiara (Chiara's Diary) (1972)

Further reading

• Penny Morris, ‘A Woman’s Perspective: Autobiography and History in Giovanna Zangrandi’s Resistance Narratives’, in European Memories of the Second World War ed. H. Peitsch, C. Burdett, and C. Gorrara (New York/Oxford: Berghahn Books, 1999), pp. 35–43
• Penny Morris, ‘Giovanna Zangrandi: Negotiating Fascism’, Italian Studies LIII (1998), pp. 94–121

Sources

• Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Bevilacqua, Alma (1910–1988) . Anne Commire. Anne Commire . Deborah Klezmer . . 2006 . 11 November 2023 . Encyclopedia.com .
2. http://www.museogalvani.eu/galvani-resistenza/scrittrici-partigiane/giovanna-zangrandi Galvani Museum