Umberto Saba

Ernesto

Novella depicting coming-of-age and adolescent desire in early twentieth century

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Umberto Saba
Umberto Saba

Italian Jewish poet from Trieste whose Canzoniere is a lifetime collection of confessional verse in a deliberately simple, anti-hermetic style. He is one of the most beloved Italian poets of the century.

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