Pietro Citati

Pietro Citati (1930–2022) was an Italian literary critic, writer, and biographer born in Florence. Notable works include critical biographies of Goethe, Kafka, Tolstoy, and Proust, as well as essays on literary figures like Italo Calvino. His career highlights feature long tenures as a literary critic for Corriere della Sera and la Repubblica, and awards such as the Strega Prize for Tolstoy.Italian