Cesare Pavese
Pavese, Cesare
September 9, 1908 – August 27, 1950 (aged 41)
Birth place: Santo Stefano Belbo, Piedmont, Kingom of Italy
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. (from Wikipedia)