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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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- Année de publication
- 2018
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- Titre
- War in Val d'Orcia
- Sous-titre
- An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Iris Origo
- Éditeur
- New York Review of Books
- Publié
- 2018
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN13
- 9781681372662
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Histoires vraies, Biographies, Histoire, Autobiographies et mémoires, Histoire militaire, Guerres, Seconde Guerre mondiale, Europe du Sud, Italie, Biographies de femmes
- Évaluation
- 4,3 sur 5
- Description
- 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.