Literary works Fiume's talent for writing was in part sacrificed throughout his life by his overwhelming passion for the visual arts. Yet, he found time and inspiration for writing and publishing a number of novels, many short stories, nine comedies, two tragedies, and four books of poems. He also published Pagine Libere (Free Pages), a collection of unconventional writings on art and life. In 1988 his literary achievements earned him an honorary degree in Modern Literature from the University of Palermo. Except for the captions to the covers of S. Fiume's books, the texts in this section are in Italian. The cover of La Musa inattesa (The unexpected muse), his fourth book of poems, is not reproduced here.