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Umberto Saba
Italian poet and novelist (–)
Umberto Saba | |
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Umberto Saba, | |
| Born | Umberto Poli ()9 March Trieste, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 25 August () (aged&#;74) Gorizia, Italy |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry |
| Literary movement | Antinovecentismo |
| Spouse | Carolina (Lina) Wölfler (m.
–; 1 child) |
Umberto Saba (9 March – 25 August ) was an Italian poet and novelist, born Umberto Poli in the cosmopolitan Mediterranean port of Trieste when it was the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Saba, Umberto, 1883-1957 | Archives and Special Collections
Poli assumed the pen name "Saba" in , and his name was officially changed to Umberto Saba in From he was the proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop in Trieste. He suffered from depression for all of his adult life.
Life and career
Saba's Christian father, year-old Ugo Edoardo Poli, converted to Judaism in order to marry year-old Felicita Rachele Cohen in July Felicita was one month pregnant with Umberto at the ti