Giovanna Zangrandi, born with the name of Alma Bevilacqua (1910–1988), was an Italian novelist and Resistance fighter.Galvani Museum
Works Leggende delle Dolomiti (Legends of the Dolomites) (1950) I Brusaz (The Brusaz Family) (1954) Orsola nelle stagioni (Ursula in the Different Seasons) (1957) Il campo rosso (The Red Field) (1959) Tre signore (Three Ladies) (1960) I giorni veri, 1943–45 (The Real Days, 1943–45) (1963) Anni con Attila (Years with Attila) (1966) Il diario di Chiara (Chiara's Diary) (1972)
Further reading Penny Morris, ‘A Woman’s Perspective: Autobiography and History in Giovanna Zangrandi’s Resistance Narratives’, in European Memories of the Second World War ed. H. Peitsch, C. Burdett, and C. Gorrara (New York/Oxford: Berghahn Books, 1999), pp. 35–43 Penny Morris, ‘Giovanna Zangrandi: Negotiating Fascism’, Italian Studies LIII (1998), pp. 94–121
Sources
Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature