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Le Stagioni di Giacomo N.E. (Einaudi - Tascabili) (original 1995; edition 2006)

by M Rigoni Stern

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Set in Asiago, in the pre-Alps of Italy’s Veneto region, this novel tells the story of a mountain people who must adjust to life following the devastation of World War I. The story follows the young protagonist Giacomo through seasons and years as he, his family, and his entire community struggle to survive, salvaging scrap weaponry from former battlefields in the hills around them. Some must leave their homes in search of work abroad, splitting up families and threatening the mountain community with slow disintegration. They must also adjust to the ominous growth of fascism and, finally, face yet another war. Written with clarity and deceptively simple language, this is simultaneously a story of great hardship and a loving portrayal of a vanishing way of life of an ancient people tied closely to the natural world.… (more)
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Title:Le Stagioni di Giacomo N.E. (Einaudi - Tascabili)
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Giacomo's Seasons by Mario Rigoni Stern (Author) (1995)

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Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un homme retourne au hameau de la montagne vénitienne où il a passé son enfance. Si les pierres et les rues en ont été remodelées pour le transformer en un village de villégiature, les stigmates de l’horreur et le souvenir de ceux qui y vécurent sont demeurés bien vivaces. Lorsqu’il passe devant l’ancienne maison de Giacomo, son ami d’école, il décide de raconter son histoire et celle des siens. Giacomo est un petit gamin d’une famille pauvre qui, de l’entre-deux-guerres à la campagne de Russie, traversa toutes les vicissitudes réservées aux montagnards italiens. Ce sont les violences infligées à la terre, où se dissimule encore le cuivre des obus et des bombes de 14-18, que Giacomo exhume pour le revendre et apporter quelques sous à sa mère. C’est encore l’exil des pères, dans les mines de Lorraine ou en Afrique, afin de sauver les familles de l’absolue misère. Puis c’est la marche du fascisme qui s’empare du pays et envoie ses fils à la mort. Par une succession de tableaux brefs mais intenses, d’images fugitives mais puissantes, Mario Rigoni Stern offre un témoignage poignant sur l’absurdité lancinante des guerres, qui ne parvient pourtant jamais à détruire sa foi en l’homme et en la terre.
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Set in Asiago, in the pre-Alps of Italy’s Veneto region, this novel tells the story of a mountain people who must adjust to life following the devastation of World War I. The story follows the young protagonist Giacomo through seasons and years as he, his family, and his entire community struggle to survive, salvaging scrap weaponry from former battlefields in the hills around them. Some must leave their homes in search of work abroad, splitting up families and threatening the mountain community with slow disintegration. They must also adjust to the ominous growth of fascism and, finally, face yet another war. Written with clarity and deceptively simple language, this is simultaneously a story of great hardship and a loving portrayal of a vanishing way of life of an ancient people tied closely to the natural world.

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