Quote by: Cesare Pavese

One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love - any love - reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness.


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Author Bio


  • NameCesare Pavese
  • DescriptionItalian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator
  • BornSeptember 9, 1908
  • DiedAugust 27, 1950
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionLinguist; Poet; Writer; Translator; Novelist; Literary Editor
  • AwardsStrega Prize