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Sto caricando le informazioni... Guerra in Val d'Orcia: diario 1943-44 (1947)di Iris Origo
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. great book. near montepulsiano Een prachtig tijdsdocument dat begint op 30 januari 1943 en loopt tot 5 juli 1944. Iris Origo en haar man Antonio mogen gelden als een voorbeeld van menselijkheid die met hun persoonlijke moed talloze mensen hielpen doorheen een vreselijke tijd, zowel kinderen, wezen, partisanen, deserteurs, kortom iedereen die nood had aan hulp. Haar Italiaans oorlogsdagboek begint in een sfeer van "In the towns, in the country , the keynote is apathy. And everywhere, talk, talk, talk, and no action. Resentment without a sense of responsibility. The fruits of twenty years of Fascism. And on the part of those elder citizens who remember a different Italy, a profound sadness and sense of shame." (p. 35-36) Gaandeweg wordt de sfeer en de oorlogssituatie grimmiger. "And even among those who survive, what barriers of constraint and unfamiliarity will have arisen in these years - not only of physical separation, but of experience unshared, of differing feelings and opinions? What ties will survive that strain?" (p. 172-173) Om te eindigen met hoop. "Nevertheless, for the future I am hopeful. The whirlwind has passed, and now, whatever destruction it may have left, we can begin to build again. And it is here that the deepest qualities of the Italian people wil have a chance to show themselves. To speak of the patience and endurance, the industry and resourcefulness of the Italian workman has become almost a commonplace." (p. 290-291) Iris Origo was an Anglo-American woman who married an Italian landowner. In 1943 to 1944 she found herself and her family caught up in the crumbling Italian Fascist state as Mussolini's army was swept away by allied forces which led to Italy seeking an armistice with the Allies. This led to a civil war with Fascists and partisans fighting for control of the country. Mussolini was deposed which led the Germany military to occupy the portion of Italy the allies had not as yet taken. As the war raged, all essentials such as food, clothing, medicine and heating fuel were in short supply and if you had some you had to hide it from the foraging German troops. Origo was constantly searching for food and clothing for Italian refugees, escaped Allied prisoners of war, down fliers and partisans groups who fought an underground war against the Germans and remaining Fascists. The diary while written by a woman of privilege is a vivid picture of life in war torn Italy as experienced by the people who only wished to look after their crops and animals. I read this book years ago, but then re-read it after reading that it inspired Chris Bojhalian to write The Light in the Ruins in 2013. The wartime diary of Iris Origo, The English wife of the Marchese Origo who took care of sixties orphans and,with her husband, kept their estate running through the tumult of the Second World War, is a riveting read - even the second time around. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"At the height of the Second World War, Italy was being torn apart by German armies, civil war, and the eventual Allied invasion. In a corner of Tuscany, one woman--born in England, married to an Italian--kept a record of daily life in a country at war. Iris Origo's compellingly powerful diary, War in Val d'Orcia, is the spare and vivid account of what happened when a peaceful farming valley became a battleground. At great personal risk, the Origos gave food and shelter to partisans, deserters, and refugees. They took in evacuees, and as the front drew closer they faced the knowledge that the lives of thirty-two small children depended on them. Origo writes with sensitivity and generosity, and a story emerges of human acts of heroism and compassion, and the devastation that war can bring"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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