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Curzio Malaparte

1898 - 1957

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Curzio Malaparte (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkurtsjo malaˈparte]; born Kurt Erich Suckert; 9 June 1898 – 19 July 1957) was an Italian writer, filmmaker, war correspondent and diplomat. Malaparte is best known outside Italy due to his works Kaputt (1944) and The Skin (1949). The former is a semi-fictionalised account of the Eastern Front during the Second World War and the latter is an account focusing on morality in the immediate post-war period of Naples (it was placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum). During the 1920s, Malaparte was one of the intellectuals who supported the rise of Italian fascism and Benito Mussolini, through the magazine 900. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Curzio Malaparte is the 666th most popular writer (down from 633rd in 2019), the 833rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 757th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Italian Writer.

Curzio Malaparte was an Italian writer, journalist, and war correspondent. He is most famous for his novel The Skin, which is about the Nazi occupation of France.

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Among writers, Curzio Malaparte ranks 666 out of 7,302. Before him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ingeborg Bachmann, Francesca da Rimini, Alvin Toffler, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, and Carlos Fuentes. After him are Luis de Góngora, Carlo Gozzi, Madame Roland, A. A. Milne, Magtymguly Pyragy, and Premchand.

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Among people born in 1898, Curzio Malaparte ranks 35. Before him are Rodion Malinovsky, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Vicente Aleixandre, René Clair, and Georges Dumézil. After him are Willy Messerschmitt, Joseph Murphy, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Aloysius Stepinac, Peng Dehuai, and Kenji Mizoguchi. Among people deceased in 1957, Curzio Malaparte ranks 26. Before him are Henry van de Velde, Gabriela Mistral, Irving Langmuir, Alfred Döblin, Heinrich Hoffmann, and José Leandro Andrade. After him are Jože Plečnik, Richard E. Byrd, Joseph McCarthy, Alfonso de Portago, Maurice Garin, and František Kupka.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Curzio Malaparte ranks 833 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesca da Rimini (1259), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), Peter, King of Hungary (1011), Gaius Valerius Flaccus (45), Margherita of Savoy (1851), and Alessandro Algardi (1595). After him are Jacopo Bassano (1510), Carlo Gozzi (1720), Alexius of Rome (400), Flavio Briatore (1950), Maria Goretti (1890), and Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1488).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Curzio Malaparte ranks 56. Before him are Gabriele Amorth (1925), Giambattista Basile (1566), Eugenio Montale (1896), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Francesca da Rimini (1259), and Gaius Valerius Flaccus (45). After him are Carlo Gozzi (1720), Pietro Metastasio (1698), Vittoria Colonna (1490), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), and Cassiodorus (487).

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