Literature · Reflection
CESARE PAVESE ~ THE PLEASURE OF BEING ALIVE
27 May 2015
“There is only one pleasure, that of being alive. All the rest is misery”
Cesare Pavese
Cesare Pavese was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. He is widely considered among the major authors of the 20th century in his home country. (Wikipedia)
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