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Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) was the internationally acclaimed writer, poet, critic, actor, director, and filmmaker. Among his most noted films are his epic masterpiece Accatone!, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Teorema, and Marquis de Sade. He was the author of several novels, most notably The Ragazzi (Ragazzi di Vita), as well as books of short stories, essays, and collections of poetry.

 

Articles by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Trastevere Boy
By Pier Paolo Pasolini
The kid who sells roasted chestnuts at the end of the Ponte Garibaldi gets down to work. He sits in a groove in the parapet of the bridge with a small stove between his legs, looking no one in the face,…
Translated from Italian by Marina Harss