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