biography
pronunciation:
[buteeta]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1899–1997)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Bagheria, Sicily, S Italy. He wrote in Sicilian dialect and used news events and experimental language to express the social aspirations of the poor. His masterpiece is Lamento pi Turiddu Carnivali, included in the collection Il poeta in piazza (1974). His other works include Lu pani si chiama pani (1954), Pietre nere (1983), and Colapesce (1986). |
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