Cesare Pavese

Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950).

Born September 9th, 1908 in Santo Stefano Belbo.

Died August 27th, 1950 at 41 years old in Turin (drug overdose).

Occupations
biographer, journalist, linguist, literary critic, literary editor, poet, screenwriter, translator, writer
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi