Carlo Emilio Gadda

1893 - 1973

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel

country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy

native language: Italian

languages spoken, written or signed: Italian

educated at: Polytechnic University of Milan

occupation: poet, writer, engineer, politician

award received: Viareggio Prize, Bagutta Prize, Feltrinelli Prize, Prix Formentor

official website: www.carloemiliogadda.it

Carlo Emilio Gadda (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo eˈmiːljo ˈɡadda]; November 14, 1893 – May 21, 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)