Vitaliano Brancati

Emerging from the Sicilian town of Pachino, he pursued literary studies in Catania, graduating in letters before devoting himself to writing. Though his early output reflected fascist influences, critics often mark 1935 as the true launch of his career with the short-story collection In search of a cause. A breakthrough arrived in 1941 with Don Giovanni in Sicilia, a comic portrait of Sicilian cha… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources