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Silone

American

[si-loh-nee, see-law-ne] / sɪˈloʊ ni, siˈlɔ nɛ /

noun

Ignazio Secondo Tranquilli, 1900–78, Italian author.

Silone British

/ siˈloːne /

noun

Ignazio (iɲˈɲattsjo). 1900–78, Italian writer, noted for his humanitarian socialistic novels, Fontamara (1933) and Bread and Wine (1937)

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Second-year Ohio State student Abby Silone showed a group of reporters how to use the automated carriers at the Aug. 19 demonstration.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2021

A dramatic act of protest by a simple, apolitical man in an obscure place: the story could have been written by Silone or Malraux.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 28, 2016

“The God That Failed,” published in 1950, compiled personal narratives by six former Communists and fellow-travellers, including André Gide, Arthur Koestler, Ignazio Silone, and Richard Wright.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 22, 2016

"The world of culture is on Danilo's side," said Silone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Amid the cycle of the seasons, Silone fashions a triptych of father, daughter and nature, linked in a timeless rural idyl.

From Time Magazine Archive

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