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  1. Curzio Malaparte (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkurtsjo malaˈparte]; 9 June 1898 – 19 July 1957), born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian writer, filmmaker, war correspondent and diplomat. Malaparte is best known outside Italy due to his works Kaputt (1944) and The Skin (1949).

  2. Jun 5, 2024 · Curzio Malaparte (born June 9, 1898, Prato, Italy—died July 19, 1957, Rome) was a journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist, one of the most powerful, brilliant, and controversial of the Italian writers of the fascist and post-World War II periods.

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  3. Jan 15, 2014 · The Italian writer and fascist sympathiser Curzio Malaparte depicts the horrors of war and occupation in his novel The Skin, published in 1944. John Gray reviews the book and its controversial author, who was banned by the Vatican and admired by Godard.

  4. Genre. Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction. edit data. Born Kurt Erich Suckert, he was an Italian journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, novelist and diplomat. Born in Prato, Tuscany, he was a son of a German father and his Lombard wife, the former Evelina Perelli.

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    • July 19, 1957
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  5. Curzio Malaparte (all'anagrafe Curt Erich Suckert; Prato, 9 giugno 1898 – Roma, 19 luglio 1957) è stato uno scrittore, giornalista, militare, poeta e saggista italiano, nonché diplomatico, agente segreto, sceneggiatore, inviato speciale e regista cinematografico, una delle figure centrali dell'espressionismo letterario in Italia e del ...

  6. May 20, 2020 · Edmund White reviews Malaparte's Diary of a Foreigner in Paris, a book that reveals his lies, his obsessions, and his sensuous prose. Learn about his controversial role in Fascist Italy, his adventures in World War II, and his love for his dog Febo.

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  8. The chapter examines the controversial author Curzio Malaparte, who vividly described the Italian defeat as an integral component of the general collapse of European civilization.