There are those who have a desire to love, but do not have the capacity to love.
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| Birth: | 9th January, 1881 |
| Death: | 8th July, 1956 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Critic, Essayist, Journalist, Librarian, Novelist, Poet |
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Giovanni Papini was born in Florence, Italy. He was an Italian journalist, essayist, literary critic, poet, and novelist. He was librarian at the Museum of Anthropology from 1902 to 1904. The literary life attracted Papini, who in 1903 founded the magazine Il Leonardo, to which he contributed articles under the pseudonym of "Gian Falco." He started publishing short-stories and essays: in 1906, The Tragic Everyday, in 1907 The Blind Pilot, and The Twilight of the Philosophers. He wrote other books include: Life of Christ, 24 cervelli, The memoirs of God, Testimonianze, Saint Augustine, and Gog(novel).
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