Salvatore Quasimodo - Nobel Prize in Literature — 1959
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Salvatore Quasimodo

Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature — 1959
for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times
Citizenship
Kingdom of ItalyKingdom of ItalyItalyItaly
Languages
English, French, Italian, Spanish
date of birth
8/20/1901
place of birth
Modica
date of death
6/14/1968
place of death
Naples
Lived
66 years
occupation
  • linguist
  • university teacher
  • journalist
  • screenwriter
  • translator
  • writer
  • literary critic
  • poet
  • critic
  • librettist
educated at
  • Ist. Tec. Economico A.M. Jaci
    • end time: 1919
employer
  • Milan Conservatory
  • Sapienza University of Rome
work location
  • Rome
  • Milan
member of
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
notable work
  • Odore di Eucalyptus ed altri versi
  • Poesie
  • Ed è subito sera
  • Il falso e il vero verde
  • Dare e avere
  • La terra impareggiabile
  • Giorno dopo giorno
  • La vita non è sogno
  • Lirici greci
  • Acque e terre
  • Alle fronde dei salici
  • Ed è subito sera
  • Erato e Apòllìon
  • Oboe sommerso
  • Uomo del mio tempo
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