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Cesare Pavese
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Cesare Pavese was an Italian linguist, writer, translator, and literary editor. Born in Santo Stefano Belbo in 1908, he studied at the University of Turin and Liceo Classico Massimo D'Azeglio. His professional work encompassed prose, poetry, literary criticism, and translation, primarily in the Italian language. He was also fluent in English. Among his notable works are *The Moon and the Bonfires* and *La letteratura americana e altri saggi*.
Pavese received the Strega Prize for his writing. He resided in Santo Stefano Belbo, Turin, Brancaleone, and Rome throughout his life. An atheist, he suffered from depression. He died by suicide in Turin in 1950 due to a drug overdose. He is buried in Santo Stefano Belbo, his place of birth.
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- La letteratura americana e altri saggi
- La luna e i falò
- La Bella Estate (Tascabili - Scrittori) (Italian Edition)
- Dalla parte di Giasone
- Le spiaggia
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Santo Stefano Belbo, Piedmont, Italy
Cesare Pavese (9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Santo Stefano Belbo
- Place of death
- Turin
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Strega Prize
- Notable work
- The Moon and the Bonfires
- Genre
- poetry
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- Cesare pavese.jpg
- Residence
- Turin
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- date of birth
- 1908-09-09
- date of death
- 1950-08-27
- place of burial
- Santo Stefano Belbo
- manner of death
- Suicide
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- Cesare Pavese
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- writing language
- Italian
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- Cesare Pavese
- name in native language
- Cesare Pavese
- medical condition
- depression
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Encyclopedic overview
Cesare Pavese ( UK: /pæˈveɪzeɪ, -zi/ pav-AY-zay, -zee; Italian: [ˈtʃeːzare paˈveːze, ˈtʃɛː-, -eːse]; 9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist. He is often referred to as one of the most influential Italian writers of his time.
Pavese was reportedly apolitical in the 1930s, but he was moving in antifascist circles. He served a short sentence as a political prisoner. Though eligible for drafting into the Italian Armed Forces during World War II, he did not see any active service. He spent part of the war hospitalized due to asthma. Many of his friends in Turin joined the partisans, but Pavese took no part in the armed struggle in the vicinity of the city. After the war, Pavese joined the Italian Communist Party and worked on the party's newspaper, L'Unità. Toward the end of his life, he was suffering from depression and political disillusionment. He committed suicide by an overdose of barbiturates.
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