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Guido Gozzano
1883–1916
A leading voice of Italy’s crepuscular poets, he wrote with wit, tenderness, and a clear eye for ordinary life. His verse often turns small domestic scenes and quiet memories into something unexpectedly moving.
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Verso la cuna del mondo: Lettere dall'India
by Guido Gozzano
About the author
Born in Turin on December 19, 1883, Guido Gozzano became one of the best-known Italian poets of the early 20th century. He is closely associated with crepuscolarismo, a movement that favored a plainspoken, intimate style over grand rhetoric, and his work helped define its tone.
He briefly studied law in Turin before turning to literature. His best-known books include La via del rifugio (1907) and I colloqui (1911), collections admired for their irony, melancholy, and attention to everyday objects, memories, and half-faded dreams.
Gozzano died young in Turin on August 9, 1916, at just 32. Even with a short life and a relatively small body of work, he left a lasting mark on Italian poetry through his mix of elegance, understatement, and emotional honesty.