stories not to be forgotten
NoonJune 21, 2022 – 5:42 pm
After ten years, the book by the Neapolitan writer was republished
from R. C.
The Spark Creative Hub in Naples hosts, on Tuesday 21 June at 6 pm, the presentation of the novel “Blood Brothers” by Nando Vitali, republished by Readaction editrice Roma. The novel about the sinkholes starring Captain Goretti, who finds himself contending with Tito’s partisans for a bridge on the border between Trieste and Yugoslavia during the Second World War, returns to the bookstore. The presentation, together with the author, will be attended by: Titti Marrone, Davide D’Urso and Athos Zontini.
«The smell had grown stronger until his eyes, suddenly radiant, more reactive, had illuminated the multitude of flesh and bones that had blocked the hole. It almost filled it to the brim, as happens at the drain of a sink when the water fails to flow, and you have to suck with the suction cup to bring back all the disgust that had caused the clogging to the surface ». From the back cover of “Blood Brothers”
«Blood brothers was published in 2011 by Gaffi ed. with the title The dead hold no grudge. The theme is that of sinkholes. An adventurous novel that comes from a short family story. A metaphor of history that continues to hide the horrors of war in mass graves. Republishing it is throwing light at the bottom of the well and making memory an instrument of knowledge. Ethics of the gaze so as not to forget that evil is also within us, no one can be safe from it. There are dead letters that want to be read, ”said Nando Vitali.
The historical moment in which we live, characterized by the war being fought in Ukraine, requires a reflection which the author does not shy away from: «The too many wars that ravage the world are the result of borders established with agreements, compromises or violence. However, man needs a homeland in which to incarnate. In the case of Ukraine, the right to defend these borders is sacrosanct. How to fight back, but without becoming an invader in turn. Educating oneself for peace means reading Primo Levi, for example, watching Chaplin “The great dictator”, hoping that evil will turn into good. The epic with today’s wars, where technology prevails, is no longer possible. Homer is far away, far away are the heroes. The real revolutionary gesture is the abandonment of weapons ».
21 June 2022 | 17:42
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