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Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)

Also known as: Чезаре Павезе, تشيزاري بافيزي, 체사레 파베세, チェーザレ・パヴェーゼ, 切萨雷·帕韦塞, Павезе, Чезаре

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