Banti, Anna

Anna Banti was the pseudonym of Lucia Lopresti-Longhi (1895-1985), the author of eight novels (including the widely acclaimed "Artemisia"), a play, and seven collections of short stories. She wrote critical works on artists from Fra Angelico to Monet and translated works by, among others, Alain-Fournier, Thackeray, and Woolf.