Salvatore Quasimodo
Poet, Author
1901 – 1968
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Who was Salvatore Quasimodo?
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian author and poet. In 1959 he won the Nobel Prize for 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 is one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.
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- Born
- Aug 20, 1901
Modica - Also known as
- Квазимодо, Сальваторе
- 萨瓦多尔·夸西莫多
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria Cumani Quasimodo
(1948 - 1960) - Bice Donetti
(1926 - 1946)
- Maria Cumani Quasimodo
- Children
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Education
- Polytechnic University of Milan
- Died
- Jun 14, 1968
Naples - Resting place
- Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
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on July 23, 2013
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