Attila Jozsef (1905-1937)
Attila Jozsef is one of the most famous Hungarian poet of the 20th century, known as Hungary’s great “proletarian poet”.
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Sibilla Aleramo (1876-1970)
Sibilla Aleramo was an Italian writer and poet. She was one of Italy’s leading feminists for her book A Woman (Una Donna). She was also active in political and artistic circles including Anti-Fascist movement and Futurism. She is also remembered for her tumultuous love affairs, especially the one with Umberto Boccioni and Dino Campana, and …
Cesare Pavese (1908-1950)
Cesare Pavese was an Italian poet, writer and translator, considered among the major Italian authors of the 20th century. He was an antifascist and after World War II he joined the Italian Communist Party and worked on the party’s newspaper, L’Unità.
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975)
Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet and writer. He was an important intellectual and remains a controversial personality; he was an established major figure in European literature and cinematic arts. He was murdered in 1975 on Ostia’s beach in a Mafia-style revenge killing but its circumstances continue to be a matter of …
Umberto Saba (1883-1957)
Umberto Saba was an Italian poet and novelist, owner of an antiquarian bookshop in Trieste. He struggled with depression for all of his adult life.
Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1894-1961)
Louis-Ferdinand Celine was a French writer and physician, who developed a new style of writing that modernized French literature. His antisemitic and pro-fascist pamphlets has complicated his legacy as cultural icon.