biography
pronunciation:
[kantohnee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1841–1904)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Pomponesco, Lombardy, N Italy. A follower of the scapigliatura movement, he wrote novels characterized by paradoxical humour and a detached analysis of reality which make him a forerunner of Pirandello. Among his works are Un re umorista (1891) and L'illustrissimo (1906). |
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