''Severina'', or ''La speranza di suor Severina'', is the last work of Italian writer

Ignazio Silone Secondino Tranquilli (1 May 1900 – 22 August 1978), known by the pseudonym Ignazio Silone (, ), was an Italian political leader, novelist, and short-story writer, world-famous during World War II for his powerful anti-fascist novels. He was no ...

, published posthumously in 1981.Elizabeth Leake ''The Reinvention of Ignazio Silone'' 2003 p.55 0802087671 " even the nun Severina (of the eponymous posthumous novel) have all been considered Silone's alter-ego .." 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. ''Severina'' was a bestseller in Italy.

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{{reflist 1981 novels Novels by Ignazio Silone Arnoldo Mondadori Editore books