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Pavese

British  
/ paˈveːse /

noun

  1. Cesare (ˈtʃeːzare). 1908–50, Italian writer and translator. His works include collections of poems, such as Verrà la morte e avra i tuoi occhi (1953), short stories, such as the collection Notte di festa (1953), and the novel La Luna e i falò (1950)

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“I hate wearing a mask,” said Sabastien Pavese, 23, a transportation coordinator in Portland, Ore., where the governor has ordered that face coverings be worn at public gatherings, including outdoors.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2021

“I’m upset about it, but it’s the weather. It’s nothing I can control,” said Pavese, a Long Island resident.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Although Pavese was eight years older than Natalia—he went to school with her brothers—he became not only her colleague at Einaudi but also a close friend and, through his novels, a significant influence on her.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

Erba Brusca Alzaia Naviglio Pavese, 286, Navigli; +39-02-8738-0711 To get here, you have to leave the city center and head south along the Naviglio Pavese canal.

From Forbes • Sep. 20, 2014

Cesare Pavese has nothing to do with driving fast on an Indiana farm road, but I understand the urge to be and to count for something.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven