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Giacomo Leopardi
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Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

Also known as: Cosimo Papareschi, Giacomo Graf Leopardi, Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi, Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco Salesio Saverio Pietro Leopardi, Giacomo, conte Leopardi, Джакомо Леопарди

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Known works

  • I Malavoglia di Giovanni Verga (1966)
  • La varietà delle lingue
  • Zibaldone
  • Passions
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