Salvatore Quasimodo
August 20, 1901 –June 14, 1968
Poet, Linguist, Writer, Translator, Screenwriter, University teacher
Lived 66 years
- Born in
- Modica
- Passed away in
- Naples
Salvatore Quasimodo (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre kwaˈziːmodo]; 20 August 1901 – 14 June 1968) was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.
Notable works: Lirici greci, Ed è subito sera, Oboe sommerso, Odore di Eucalyptus ed altri versi, Poesie, Il falso e il vero verde Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Taormina prize Education: Ist. Tec. Economico A.M. Jaci
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