Eugenio Montale Writer

Eugenio Montale (Italian: [euˈdʒɛnjo monˈtale]; 12 October 1896 – 12 September 1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, and recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is widely considered the greatest Italian lyric poet since Giacomo Leopardi. In 1973 he was awarded the Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings in Struga, Macedonia.

Personal facts

Eugenio Montale
Birth dateOctober 12, 1896
Birth place
Genoa
Date of deathSeptember 12, 1981
Place of death
Milan

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