Eugenio Montale

Eugenio Montale (1896–1981) was an Italian poet and one of the major Italian lyric poets of the 20th century. Born in Genoa, he later died in Milan. He gained recognition with his first poetry collection, “Ossi di seppia” (“Cuttlefish Bones”), which was influenced by Symbolism and Impressionism. Montale worked as an editor for the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera and translated from English, Spanish, and French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975.