Alba de Céspedes

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born

March 11, 1911

died

November 14, 1997

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female

place of birth

Rome, Italy

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Alba de Céspedes y Bertini was a Cuban-Italian writer.

Ms. de Céspedes was the daughter of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (a President of Cuba) and his Italian wife, Laura Bertini y Alessandri. Her grandfather was Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and a distant cousin was Perucho Figueredo. She was married to Francesco Bounous of the Italian foreign service

Ms. de Céspedes worked as a journalist in the 1930s for Piccolo, Epoca, and La Stampa. In 1935, she wrote her first novel, L’Anima Degli Altri. In 1935, she was jailed for her anti-fascist activities in Italy. Two of her novels were also banned (Nessuno Torna Indietro (1938) and La Fuga (1940)). In 1943, she was again imprisoned for her assistance with Radio Par...more

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avg rating: 3.11 | 751 ratings | 35 reviews | 11 distinct works | 4 fans

	دفترچه ممنوع by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 3.19 — 267 ratings — published 1952 4 editions	my rating:
	از طرف او by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (مترجم) avg rating 3.11 — 110 ratings — published 1949 2 editions	my rating:
	عذاب وجدان by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 3.14 — 85 ratings — published 1979 2 editions	my rating:
	عروسک فرنگی by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 2.80 — 55 ratings — published 2003	my rating:
	تازه عروس by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 2.78 — 49 ratings — published 2000	my rating:
	درخت تلخ by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 3.00 — 43 ratings — published 2003	my rating:
	هیچ یک از آنها باز نمی گردد by Alba de Céspedes, مترجم: بهمن فرزانه avg rating 3.09 — 34 ratings — published 2001 2 editions	my rating:
	Dalla parte di lei by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 3.46 — 13 ratings — published 1994 2 editions	my rating:
	دیر یا زود by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 2.92 — 12 ratings — published 2007	my rating:
	Labambolona by Alba de Céspedes avg rating 2.56 — 9 ratings — published 1970 2 editions	my rating: