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“According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those who are born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but are preserved until the end of time.”

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Grazia Deledda
Grazia Deledda

Grazia Deledda, an Italian writer born on September 27, 1871, and died on August 15, 1936, is renowned for her depictions of rural life in Sicily. Her works have earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936 for her 'deep understanding of idealism and of the noble art forms'. more

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