Pietro di Donato
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Not to be confused with Pietro Donato.
Pietro di Donato (April 3, 1911–January 19, 1992) was an American writer and bricklayer best known for his novel, Christ in Concrete, which recounts the life and times of his bricklayer father, Geremio, who was killed in 1923 in a building collapse. The book, which portrayed the world of New York's Italian-American construction workers during The Great Depression,[1] was hailed by critics in the United States and abroad as a metaphor for the immigrant experience in America,[2] and cast Di Donato as one of the most celebrated Italian American novelists of the mid-20th century.[1]
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Born | Pietro Di Donato (1911-04-03)April 3, 1911 West Hoboken, New Jersey (now Union City) |
Died | January 19, 1992(1992-01-19) (aged 80) Stony Brook, New York |
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Notable works | Christ in Concrete, Immigrant Saint: The Life of Mother Cabrini |
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