Carlo Emilio Gadda | |
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Born | Milan, Italy | 14 November 1893
Died | 21 May 1973 Rome, Italy | (aged 79)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Italian |
Period | 1932–1973 |
Genre | Fiction, essays, poetry |
Literary movement | Modernism, Postmodernism, Lombard line |
Notable awards | Bagutta Prize, Viareggio Prize |
Carlo Emilio Gadda (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo eˈmiːljo ˈɡadda]; 14 November 1893 – 21 May 1973) 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.