Background
He was born in Siligo in a modest house in the oldest part of the village.
He was born in Siligo in a modest house in the oldest part of the village.
After attending three years of elementary school, he devoted himself to work in the fields with his father, but he had always cultivated her passion for reading history books and poetry. In 1875 was enlisted in the Corps of the Royal Guard and was stationed in Rome. In a poetry contest for Victor Emmanuel II"s birthday was awarded in recognition of his art, a life annuity.
Antonio Carta (a cura di), Poesie/Gavino Contini, Sassari, 1967
Don Giommaria Dettori (a cura di), Gavinu Contene, 1983
Antonio Cuccu (a cura di), Gavinu Contini cun sa morte.
- Cenni sulla vita del povero agricoltore, Cagliari, s.d.
G. Contini, Esistentzia e onnipotentzia de Deus. Critica contr"a Moretti e Poddighe, Cagliari, Litotip.
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