Carlo Bernari (born in Naples on 13 October 1909; died in Rome on 22 October 1992) is the pseudonym under which Italian author Carlo Bernard is known. [1]
Carlo Bernari (born in Naples on 13 October 1909; died in Rome on 22 October 1992) is the pseudonym under which Italian author Carlo Bernard is known. [1]
He had no formal education after grade seven, when he was expelled, but read widely in philosophy and art. At an early point, he became interested in avant-garde art and experimentalism. He also became close to leftist intellectuals and artists His first novel, Tre Operai (Three Workers), concerned workers' issues in Naples. [2] The book may have been a precursor to neo-realism and reportedly angered Benito Mussolini who felt there was Communism in it. [3]
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