11 Facts About Gianna Manzini

Gianna Manzini was an Italian writer whose Ritratto in piedi won her the Premio Campiello in 1971.

Gianna Manzini's mother was Leonilda Mazzoncini, born 22 December 1864, in Pistoia, and her father was Giuseppe Manzini, born 7 October 1853, originally from Modena.

Gianna Manzini moved to Florence with her mother in 1916, to finish high school and attend the university, preparing to be a teacher.

Gianna Manzini married the literary critic of La Nazione, Bruno Fallaci, in 1930, a marriage doomed to early failure.

Gianna Manzini unceasingly reveals so much of herself in her writing: her literary intentions, failings, regrets, doubts, and memories.

Gianna Manzini is imprecise or contradictory about the specifics of her life, such as when she moved from Pistoia to Florence, her father's age, and the year she married.

Some dates can be verified by letters and her diary in the Archivio di Gianna Manzini held by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore in Milan.

At the moment, Gianna Manzini's documents are stored in three different places:.

In 1935 Gianna Manzini moved to Rome, where she lived with Falqui until his death in March 1974, preceding her death only by a few months.

In tandem with Falqui's Poesia, Gianna Manzini edited Prosa in 1945 and 1946, continuing her investigation of international literature.

Gianna Manzini's works appeared in such periodicals as Campo di Marte, Letteratura, Oggi, La Fiera Letteraria, Milano-Sera, and Gazzetta del Popolo.