an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, and recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature
Born
12 October 1896 Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died
12 September 1981 (aged 84) Milan, Italy
Awards
Nobel Prize in Literature 1975
adultbasic
Italy
era
1800+
Political party
Action Party (1945–1947) Independent (1963–1972; 1976–1977) Italian Liberal Party (1972–1976) Italian Republican Party (1977–1981)
President
Giuseppe Saragat
Profession
Poet, writer, editor, translator, politician