Nadja Malacrida
Nadja Malacrida | |
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| Marchesa Malacrida de Saint-August | |
Malacrida at the time of her marriage, 1922 | |
| Born | Louisa Nadia Green 15 June 1895 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 3 October 1934 (aged 39) Henley-on-Thames, England |
| Buried | Fairmile Cemetery, Henley-on-Thames |
| Spouse(s) | Piero Malacrida de Saint-August |
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Louisa, Marchesa Malacrida de Saint-August (née Louisa Nadia Green, 15 June 1895 – 3 October 1934), known by the pen names Nadja Malacrida and Nadja, was an English writer, radio broadcaster, racing driver, and socialite. A novelist, playwright, and poet, she published three books of war poetry during the First World War. An Italian aristocrat by marriage, she was a prominent figure of 20th-century London high society.