Volponi e il romanzo industriale

The critical dimension of literary works inspired by factory labour is indisputable. Confronted with industrial modernity, two possible responses emerge: either to reject it outright or to redeem it from its imperfections. As Volponi noted in reply to Ferdinando Camon, «Industry must be corrected, it must be guided through a certain kind of political planning». The challenge is to renegotiate the pact with modernity or to envision counter-modern paradigms that may shape future narrative directions.