He was involved in a number of censorship cases, one of which was related to Elio Vittorini's Americana (published in 1942), and was viewed as anti-Fascist, though he was willing to collaborate for financial reasons, unlike other publishers such as Editori Laterza and Giulio Einaudi Editore.
He was implicated in several instances of literary censorship, one of which concerned Elio Vittorini's Americana (published in 1942), and was regarded as anti-Fascist, although he was willing to collaborate financially, unlike other publishers such as Editori Laterza and Giulio Einaudi Editore.