Erri De Luca: I pesci del Mediterraneo/ The fish of the Mediterranean

225 men, women and children have died in the Mediterranean in the first 40 days of 2023. This means over 5 deaths a day, on average, as the world looks on in almost total indifference. I pesci del Mediterraneo Erri De Luca Prendete e mangiatene tutti. Questi sono i corpi planati …Read more Erri De Luca: I pesci del Mediterraneo/ The fish of the Mediterranean

Grazia Deledda: L’uccello d’oro/ The golden bird

As always, the theme of migration is very dear to me. This time it comes in the words of Grazia Deledda. #Sardinianlegends L'uccello d'oroGrazia DeleddaFu visto l'emigrato ritornare peggio di come era partito, con una vecchia valigia legata con una corda, e vestito di una grande giacca povera tutta abbottonata: per di più, sotto il…Read more Grazia Deledda: L’uccello d’oro/ The golden bird

Erri De Luca: Naufragi/ Stranded

LAMPEDUSA (AGRIGENTO), 24 NOVEMBER 2019 - Seven bodies, of the twenty gone missing, have been retrieved after the shipwreck yesterday at a mile from the coast of Lampedusa... Naufragi Erri De Luca Nei canali di Otranto e Sicilia migratori senz’ali, contadini di Africa e di oriente affogano nel cavo delle onde. Un viaggio su…Read more Erri De Luca: Naufragi/ Stranded

Liliana Segre: da Ad Auschwitz a tredici anni/ In Auschwitz at thirteen – Part 5

"The evacuation and death march began because our persecutors were running from the Russians, and they didn’t want to leave prisoners (they hadn’t had the time to kill us all) or witnesses of that atrocious place called Auschwitz." - Liliana Segre Part 5 Avevamo una fame terribile Avevo intorno a me le mie compagne, erano…Read more Liliana Segre: da Ad Auschwitz a tredici anni/ In Auschwitz at thirteen – Part 5