Italy 1972. MNH F/VF. Sc#1057-1058 Giovanni Verga

Italy

1972

MNH 

Mi# 1356-1357

Sc# 1057-1058

Complete set of postage stamps

This set is dedicated to Giovanni Verga, an Italian writer, playwright, and one of the leading representatives of Verismo (Italian literary realism). He was born in Catania in 1840 and died there in 1922.

Verga is best known for his works depicting the lives of ordinary people, especially Sicilian peasants, fishermen, and the poor. His writing is characterized by objectivity, minimal authorial intervention, and a commitment to portraying life as it truly is.