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Carlo Emilio Gadda

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Italian writer (1893-1973)

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Carlo Emilio Gadda was an Italian writer and poet. He belongs to the tradition of the language innovators, writers who played with the somewhat stiff standard pre-war Italian language, and added elements of dialects, technical jargon and wordplay.

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Gadda's grave in the Non-Catholic Cemetery. Photo by Massimo Consoli.Gadda's grave in the Non-Catholic Cemetery. Photo by Massimo Consoli.

Awards 4

1963Prix Formentor
1953Viareggio Prize
1934Bagutta Prize
Feltrinelli Prize

Connected to Carlo 6

Saul PerlmutterAlso won Feltrinelli PrizeAlda MeriniAlso won Viareggio PrizeLeonardo SciasciaAlso won Bagutta PrizeUwe JohnsonAlso won Prix FormentorUmberto SabaAlso won Viareggio PrizeWitold GombrowiczAlso won Prix Formentor

About this person

Country
Italy
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1973 · aged 79
Written about in
27 languages

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