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Pietro di 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,〔Rosero, Jessica. ("Native sons and daughters: Tragedy Led Italian Novelist in UC to Pen Literary Classic; Christ in Concrete." ) ''Hudson Reporter'' February 12, 2006.〕 was hailed by critics in the United States and abroad as a metaphor for the immigrant experience in America,〔Severo, Richard. ("Pietro di Donato Is Dead at 80; Wrote of Immigrants' Experience" ), ''The New York Times'', January 21, 1992. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Mr. di Donato was born on April 3, 1911, in West Hoboken, N.J. His family had immigrated to the United States from Vasto, in the Abruzzi region of Italy."〕 and cast di Donato as one of the most celebrated Italian American novelists of the mid-20th century.〔
==Early life==
Di Donato was born April 3, 1911 in West Hoboken, New Jersey (now Union City) to Geremio, a bricklayer, and Annunziata Chinquina. He had seven other siblings. His parents had emigrated from the town of Vasto, in the region of Abruzzo in Italy.〔〔''Pietro di Donato: Acclaimed American Author''; Union City Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony Program; May 22, 2010〕
On March 30, 1923, Geremio di Donato died when a building collapsed on him, burying him in concrete. Pietro, who was twelve at the time, left school in the seventh grade to become a construction worker in the trade union in order to help support his family. He retained his membership in the union his entire life. His father's death and his life growing up as an immigrant in West Hoboken were the inspiration for his writings. When his mother died a few years later, Pietro assumed full responsibility for providing for his family. Though he had little formal education, during a strike in the building trades he had wandered into a library and discovered French and Russian novels, becoming particularly fond of Émile Zola. He also took night classes at City College in construction and engineering. The family was eventually able to move to Northport, Long Island, where he continued to work as a mason, and was inspired by Zola's work to write about his own experiences in the Italian immigrant community.〔〔
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