JOE PAGETTA

Essays, Arts, Culture & Faith
Picture of man with a beard in a short sleeve white button down shirt with arms crossed standing next to a historical market with words, Pietro Di Donato Acclaimed American Author.

In 2019 with the historical marker in Union City, NJ honoring Pietro Di Donato.

Articles about the work of Italian American writer Pietro Di Donato (1911-1992)

Revisiting Pietro Di Donato’s ‘The Penitent’

Revisiting Pietro Di Donato’s ‘The Penitent’

In America Magazine, a 60th anniversary "revisiting" of Pietro Di Donato's book, The Penitent, titled "Pietro Di Donato’s ‘The Penitent’ tells the story of Maria Goretti’s tragic death from her perspective—and her murderer’s." Read more at America Magazine. Pictured:...

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Finding Christ in Concrete

Finding Christ in Concrete

In Ovunque Siamo, a personal essay and reflection discovering a Pietro Di Donato's 1939 novel, Christ in Concrete, much later in my life than I would have liked. Read more at Ovunque Siamo.

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