Date of Birth | 20-August-1901 | |
Place of Birth |
Modica (Sicily, Province of Ragusa, Italy) |
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Nationality | Italy | |
Profession | Author, Poet | |
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. |
Awards by Salvatore Quasimodo |
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Check all the awards nominated and won by Salvatore Quasimodo. | ||
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