WRITER

Cesare Pavese

1908 - 1950

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Cesare Pavese (UK: pav-AY-zay, -⁠zee; Italian: [ˈtʃeːzare paˈveːse, ˈtʃɛː-, -eːze]; 9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist. He is often referred to as one of the most influential Italian writers of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cesare Pavese is the 810th most popular writer (down from 795th in 2019), the 998th most popular biography from Italy (down from 943rd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Italian Writer.

Cesare Pavese was a writer who is most famous for his novel "The Moon and the Bonfires."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cesare Pavese ranks 810 out of 7,302. Before him are Tove Ditlevsen, Dashiell Hammett, Max Jacob, L. Frank Baum, Zeami Motokiyo, and Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle. After him are Joseph of Anchieta, Robert Ludlum, William Saroyan, Masaru Emoto, Alexander Blok, and Julius Fučík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Cesare Pavese ranks 45. Before him are Willard Libby, David Lean, Victor Weisskopf, Tameo Ide, Joseph McCarthy, and Werner von Haeften. After him are William Saroyan, Carole Lombard, Arthur Adamov, Mercè Rodoreda, Lita Grey, and Rex Harrison. Among people deceased in 1950, Cesare Pavese ranks 27. Before him are Ramana Maharshi, Emil Jannings, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Karl Seitz, Roman Shukhevych, and Nicolai Hartmann. After him are Max Beckmann, Kuniaki Koiso, Ryuzo Shimizu, Emil Abderhalden, Petre Dumitrescu, and Nikolai Myaskovsky.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cesare Pavese ranks 998 out of 5,161. Before him are Sebastiano Serlio (1475), Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1562), Antipope Clement III (1025), Vittorio Monti (1868), Lorenzo Costa (1460), and Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500). After him are Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Adelaide of Austria (1822), Antonio Negri (1933), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), Leonardo Vinci (1690), and Gerard of Cremona (1114).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Cesare Pavese ranks 72. Before him are Natalia Ginzburg (1916), Theognis of Megara (-570), Maurus Servius Honoratus (363), Arrigo Boito (1842), Valerius Maximus (-100), and Gnaeus Naevius (-275). After him are Gerard of Cremona (1114), Elsa Morante (1912), Stesichorus (-630), Ibycus (-600), Andrea Camilleri (1925), and Gaius Lucilius (-180).

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