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Set during the Second World War, this diary offers a poignant glimpse into life in a Tuscan valley amidst conflict. Iris Origo, an Englishwoman married to an Italian, chronicles the trials faced as her peaceful community transforms into a battleground. With bravery, she and her husband provide refuge to partisans, deserters, and evacuees, all while caring for thirty-two vulnerable children. Through her sensitive and generous writing, themes of heroism and compassion emerge against the backdrop of war's devastating impact.
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War in Val d'Orcia, Iris Origo
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2018
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- Titel
- War in Val d'Orcia
- Untertitel
- An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Iris Origo
- Verlag
- New York Review of Books
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2018
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 320
- ISBN13
- 9781681372662
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Wahre Geschichten, Biografien, Autobiografien & Memoiren, Militärgeschichte, Kriege, Zweiter Weltkrieg, Südeuropa, Italien, Biografien von Frauen
- Bewertung
- 4,3 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- Set during the Second World War, this diary offers a poignant glimpse into life in a Tuscan valley amidst conflict. Iris Origo, an Englishwoman married to an Italian, chronicles the trials faced as her peaceful community transforms into a battleground. With bravery, she and her husband provide refuge to partisans, deserters, and evacuees, all while caring for thirty-two vulnerable children. Through her sensitive and generous writing, themes of heroism and compassion emerge against the backdrop of war's devastating impact.