"nothing has changed but the living / who usurp the place of the dead" The trials of #war - Peace now for #G*za RITORNO AL MIO PAESE Vincenzo Cardarelli O memoria spietata, che hai tu fatto del mio paese? Un paese di spettri dove nulla è mutato fuor che i vivi che usurpano…Read more Vincenzo Cardarelli: Ritorno al mio paese / Return to my town
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Primo Levi: Canto dei morti in vano / Song of those who died in vain
Canto dei morti invano Primo Levi Sedete e contrattate A vostra voglia, vecchie volpi argentate. Vi mureremo in un palazzo splendido Con cibo, vino, buoni letti e buon fuoco Purché trattiate e contrattiate Le vite dei nostri figli e le vostre. Che tutta la sapienza del creato Converga a benedire le vostre menti E vi…Read more Primo Levi: Canto dei morti in vano / Song of those who died in vain
Cesare Pavese: Il fuggiasco / The fugitive
"From the square up above, you could see other hills, azure almost. I leaned against the church in the sun. In that warmth and silence, I felt an inkling of hope. What was happening seemed impossible to me. Life would go on one day, safe and sound, like now. I had forgotten this for too…Read more Cesare Pavese: Il fuggiasco / The fugitive
Natalia Ginzburg: Gli Ebrei / The Jews (1972)
“I am now convinced that the role of Israel as the unifying centre of Judaism – and I underline ‘now’ – is in an eclipse phase. It is imperative, therefore, that the focal point of Judaism be inverted, returning outside Israel, returning to us, the Jews of the Diaspora who have the task of reminding…Read more Natalia Ginzburg: Gli Ebrei / The Jews (1972)