Severina (Silone)

Severina, or La speranza di suor Severina, is the last work of Italian writer Ignazio Silone, published posthumously in 1981.

[1] Silone began writing Severina in 1977 but died the following year before completing it.

His widow, Darina, edited and finished the novella based on Silone's notes.

[2] Severina was a bestseller in Italy.

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