The Nobel Prize in Literature 1959
Awarded on: 1959-10-22
"for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times"
Salvatore Quasimodo
Born: 1901-08-20 in Modica, Italy
Gender: male
Field: Italian poet and translator (1901–1968)
Biography
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.