Ignazio Tranquilli，Ignazio Silone was born on May 1, 1900 in Pescina, Abruzzo, Italy as Secondino Tranquilli. He was a writer, known for Fontamara (1980), L'avventura di un povero cristiano (1974) and Immota manet (2009). He was married to Darina Laracy. He died on August 22, 1978 in Geneva, Switzerland.