Gadda, Carlo Emilio
Gadda, Carlo Emilio (1893–1973),Italian writer and essayist, famous for his novels Quel pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana (That Awful Mess on Via Merulana, 1957) and La cognizione del dolore (Acquainted with Grief, 1963). Earlier he had written Il primo libro delle favole (The First Book of Fairy Tales, 1952) and published collections of stories such as Novelle del ducato in fiamme (Stories about the Duchy in Flames, 1952) and Accoppiamenti giudiziosi (Judicious Unions, 1963). Gadda's renown for linguistic games and multilinguism is also present in his tales which are peopled with animals, real historical people, and objects such as flowers.
Gadda wrote over 186 fairy tales, some of which were published posthumously in Favole inedite di Carlo Emilio Gadda (Unpublished Fairy Tales by Carlo Emilio Gadda, 1983). Gadda's fairy tales are peculiar...
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