This trait led Italian writer Raffaele La Capria to describe Giametta's prose as an astonishing encounter of literature and philosophy.
[3] As a journalist and essayist, he collaborated with several Italian newspapers, including Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, and Il Giornale.
Over the years, particularly since his 'Trilogy of Essentialism' (consisting of Bue squartato, L'oro prezioso dell'essere, and Cortocircuiti), Giametta developed his own philosophical system.
The balancing of these two elements, different in each individual, explains the eternal reasons why one believes or disbelieves, affirms or denies life, is optimistic or pessimistic.
"[4] Sossio Giametta died on January 15, 2024, at the age of 94,[5] in Brussels, where he had moved in 1965 and worked for 30 years at the Council of Ministers of the European Union.