Osvaldo Ramous

Osvaldo Ramous (Fiume, 11.10.1905 - Rijeka, March 1981) was a prominent Fiuman writer from the city of Rijeka (the former city-state of Fiume, then a part of Italy), who wrote in the Italian language. His diverse works include poetry, prose, drama, essayist prose, criticism, journalism, culture organization, editorial work, translation, and he was also a director of cultural institutions.

Biography Born in 1905 in the Old Town (Zitavecia) of Rijeka, he was the youngest of six children of Marie Giacich and Adolf Ramous. His father died when Osvaldo was two and the family moved to the hilly suburb of Belveder. His uncle Nazio took care of the children and discovered Osvaldo's musical and literary talents. He attended the Municipal School of Music for four years, then continued private studies in violin and piano. He attended the Leonardo da Vinci Technical Institute from 1924 to 1925 and then enrolled in the "Egisto Russi" Teacher Training Institute. Ramous then worked as a journalist, employed as a literary and music critic of the Fiume-based daily La Vedetta d'Italia, and in 1923 and in 1924 collaborated with the cultural magazines Delta and Fiumanella. In 1936 he married Matilde Meštrović, granddaughter of the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović. In 1938 he published his first collection of poems under the title "U tršćaku - Nel canneto" in the magazine Delta, which received a special recognition from the Royal Academy of Italy. From 1930 to 1942 he worked for the Rijeka daily paper La Vedetta d'Italia, then in 1944 he became editor of the same paper a…Citește mai mult

Poetic collections Nel canneto, 1938. Vento sullo stagno, 1953. Pianto vegetale, 1960. Il vino della notte, 1964. Risveglio di Medea, 1967. Realtà dell'assurdo, 1973. Pietà delle cose, 1977. Viaggio quotidiano, 1982.

Novels I gabbiani sul tetto, („Galebovi na krovu“) 1964. Serenata alla morte, 1965. Il cavallo di cartapesta („Kaširani konj“), 2007.

Dramas and comedies Un duello, 1935. Edizione straordinaria, 1951. Lotta con l'ombra, 1959. La mia ocarina, 1961. Il farmaco portentoso, 1963. Con un piede nell'acqua, 1969. Un cuore quasi umano, 1970. Guido, i' vorrei che tu, Lapo ed io..., 1972. Un attimo solo, 1974. Le pecore e il mostro, 1976. Viaggio senza meta, 1976. Sull'onda degli echi, 1977.