Corrado Alvaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Corrado Alvaro

Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays, and plays

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1895

Place of Birth: San Luca, Calabria, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1956

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, translator, journalist, soldier, novelist, theatre critic, science fiction writer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Corrado Alvaro (15 April 1895 in San Luca – 11 June 1956 in Rome) was an Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays and plays.
He often used the verismo style to describes the hopeless poverty in his native Calabria.
His first success was Gente in Aspromonte (Revolt in Aspromonte), which examined the exploitation of rural peasants by greedy landowners in Calabria, and is considered by many critics to be his masterpiece.