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Carla Porta Musa

Carla Porta Musa
Born(1902-03-15)15 March 1902
Como, Lombardy, Italy
Died(2012-10-12)12 October 2012
(aged 110 years, 209 days)
Como Lombardy, Italy
Occupation(s)Essayist, poet
SpouseGiovanni Porta
ChildrenLivia Porta
Parent(s)Enrico Musa
Maria Casella

Carla Porta Musa (15 March 1902 – 10 October 2012) was an Italian supercentenarian, essayist and poet.

Life and career

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Musa was born in Como, Italy, to Maria Casella and Enrico Musa, a well known engineer in Milan. Her passion for books started on her sixth birthday when her father gave her a small library which she shared with her three siblings. She studied in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bushey, United Kingdom, and Paris, France.[1]

Musa died from pneumonia complications at Valduce Hospital in Como, on 10 October 2012, aged 110 years, 209 days.[2]

Partial bibliography

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  • Le tre zitelle, 2010
  • Villa Elisabetta, 2008
  • Lasciati prender per mano, 2007
  • La ribelle incatenata, 2005
  • Nel segno di Chiara, 1998
  • Il cielo nel cuore, 1997
  • Il suo cane ciao e altre storie, 1995
  • Le stagioni di Chiara, 1994
  • Il tuo cuore e il mio, 1992
  • Lampi al magnesio, 1991
  • La luna di traverso, 1965
  • Il cortile, 1961
  • Storia di Peter, 1960
  • Girometta e Pampacoca, 1960
  • La breve estate, 1959
  • Liberata, 1958
  • Virginia 1880, 1955
  • Quaderno rosso, 1954
  • Nuovi momenti lirici, 1953
  • Momenti Lirici, 1950

References

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  1. ^ Novaga, Michele (17 May 2010). "Carla Porta Musa, un secolo di scrittura". swissinfo (in Italian). SRG SSR. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Morta Carla Porta Musa". La Provincia di Como. Retrieved 10 October 2012.