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Ottiero Ottieri

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Ottiero Ottieri

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-01-28 (Naples)
Died
2002-08-05 (Rome) age 78
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Naples → Turin → Rome

Career

Occupations
novelist, sociologist, engineer
Active Years
1951-2002

Education

University of Naples Federico II
Faculty of Engineering / Aeronautical Engineering
Degree: Laurea in ingegneria aeronautica
Period: 1941-1947
Year of Graduation: 1947
Country: Italy
Majored in aeronautical engineering.

Awards

Premio Campiello
1969
Work: Poiché nulla dura
Organization: Fondazione Premio Campiello
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le donne del libro nero

1957 Novel

A realist novel depicting the lives and struggles of female workers at the FIAT factory in Turin.

workers' alienationindustrial societywomen's roles

Poiché nulla dura

1969 Novel

An experimental work themed around the impermanence of life and fluidity of human relationships.

impermanencetransience of lovetime

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental narrativefragmentary techniqueindustrial realism
Recurring Motifs
factory laborcapitalist critiqueexistential anxiety

Legacy

An important post-war Italian writer known for socio-critical novels based on his experience at the FIAT factory. Also contributed as a sociologist.

Trivia

  • Worked as an engineer at FIAT in Turin and incorporated that experience into his literary works.