Laura Orvieto


Laura Orvieto, born Laura Cantoni, was a Jewish Italian writer.

Biography

Laura Cantoni was born in Milan, daughter of Achille Cantoni and Maria Cantoni, but moved to Florence in 1899, after marrying poet Angiolo Orvieto. she was a very generous person
She collaborated with the magazine "Il Marzocco" and published several books for children, some of which translated in numerous languages. The most famous of them is Storie della storia del mondo. She was a friend of the Italian writer Amelia Pincherle Rosselli, and of the actress Eleonora Duse.

Selected works