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Carlo Emilio Gadda
AuthorBooks · Second hand1893-1973
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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Titles
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Featured books
5
Curiosities
About Carlo Emilio Gadda
Birth
1893
Death
1973
First book
1913
Years writing
66
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.
Carlo Emilio Gadda combined his literary career with his profession as an engineer.
Born in Milan, his work reflects the complexity of 20th-century Italian society.
His most famous novel, Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana, is a landmark of Italian literature.
Throughout his life, Gadda explored various genres, ranging from poetry to prose and political essays.
His literary legacy includes a total of 148 works that capture the essence of his era.
