Elsa Morante

Overview

Elsa Morante born Rome, Italy August 18, 1912 (d. 1985). Author. Published her essay “For and Against the Atom Bomb”, 1965. Wrote stage musical “The World Saved by Children”, 1968. Contrasted the horrors of war as she experienced the underground in World War II with world history in History: A Novel, 1974.

Quotations

“The United States proceeds with its escalation against Vietnam, in which the strategy of total war is followed, with three alls (kill all, burn all, destroy all).” (History, p.734; photo celeb-true.com)