For 10 points, name this Italian author associated with the verismo movement, who wrote the short story "Cavelleria Rusticana" and the novel The House by the Medlar Tree.
One story by this author sees a farmer go crazy after he realizes he will lose his land at his death leading him to slaughter all of his ducks and turkeys, while another story features the barber Manica and the hairdresser Arlia, who trade their lottery tickets for brandy. In addition to writing "Property" and "Consolation," this author wrote a novel about the titular member of the Motta family whose bridge construction collapses and leaves Diodatta for Bianca. This writer described a fisherman who own the boat Provvidenza and owes money to Goosefoot and Crucifix Dumbbell. In addition to writing "The She-Wolf" and Mastro-don Gesualdo, he wrote a novel in which Padron 'Ntoni tries to keep his family together in Aci Trezza by mortgaging the title abode. For 10 points, name this Italian author associated with the verismo movement, who wrote the short story "Cavelleria Rusticana" and the novel The House by the Medlar Tree.
One story by this author sees a farmer go crazy after he realizes he will lose his land at his death leading him to slaughter all of his ducks and turkeys, while another story features the barber Manica and the hairdresser Arlia, who trade their lottery tickets for brandy.
Giovanni {Verga}