Giovanni Comisso, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian writer
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Place of Birth: Treviso, Veneto, Italy
About Giovanni Comisso
- Giovanni Comisso (3 October 1895 – 1969) was an Italian writer. Born in Treviso, Comisso was an important Italian literary figure in the first half of the 20th century.
- Comisso wrote novels, stories, and reportages (for the "Corriere della Sera" and "Gazzetta del Popolo").
- A close friend of painter Filippo De Pisis, Comisso's account of their relationship provides a fascinating portrait of gay life in 1930s Paris.
- Comisso fought in World War I and was with Gabriele D'Annunzio at Fiume.
- During the war years, he also met poet Arturo Onofri, with whom he maintained a long correspondence.
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