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Carlo Emilio Gadda

1893 - 1973

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Carlo Emilio Gadda (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo eˈmiːljo ˈɡadda]; 14 November 1893 – 21 May 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Emilio Gadda is the 2,839th most popular writer (down from 2,477th in 2019), the 2,607th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,390th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Carlo Emilio Gadda ranks 2,839 out of 7,302. Before him are Mihály Vörösmarty, Imre Madách, Guiraut Riquier, John Evelyn, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, and Lucia Berlin. After him are Harold Robbins, Idries Shah, Charles Berlitz, Adrienne Rich, Ricarda Huch, and Kader Abdolah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Carlo Emilio Gadda ranks 132. Before him are Wilfred Owen, Ben Hecht, Vera Kholodnaya, Bekir Çoban-zade, László Hudec, and Jean Acker. After him are Cedric Gibbons, T. H. Marshall, Vera Brittain, Heinrich George, Dora Carrington, and Lucien Tesnière. Among people deceased in 1973, Carlo Emilio Gadda ranks 123. Before him are Salchak Toka, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Gene Krupa, Vilhelm Moberg, Laurens Hammond, and Marthe Bibesco. After him are Jeannette Rankin, Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Grigori Kozintsev, Helen Parkhurst, Nobuko Yoshiya, and Bobby Darin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Carlo Emilio Gadda ranks 2,607 out of 5,161. Before him are Magda Olivero (1910), Abella (1400), Tonino Delli Colli (1923), Domenico I Contarini (950), Matteo I Visconti (1250), and Tullia d'Aragona (1510). After him are Ercole Baldini (1933), Giorgio Almirante (1914), Massimo Bontempelli (1878), Alfenus Varus (-100), Paolo Di Canio (1968), and Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary (1215).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Carlo Emilio Gadda ranks 173. Before him are Ottavio Rinuccini (1562), Giulio Angioni (1939), Bernardo Dovizi (1470), Ada Negri (1870), Elio Vittorini (1908), and Tullia d'Aragona (1510). After him are Massimo Bontempelli (1878), Apostolo Zeno (1668), Gasparo Contarini (1483), Moderata Fonte (1555), Lucrezia Marinella (1571), and Salimbene di Adam (1221).

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