Bøger af Lia Levi

Genova. Una famiglia ebraica negli anni delle Leggi Razziali. Un figlio genio mancato, una madre delusa e rancorosa, un padre saggio ma non abbastanza determinato, un nonno bizzarro, zii incombenti, cugini che scompaiono e riappaiono. Quanto possono incidere i risvolti personali nel momento in cui è la Storia a sottoporti i suoi inesorabili dilemmi? E possibile desiderare di restare comunque nella terra dove ci sono le tue radici o è urgente fuggire? Se sì, dove? Esisterà un paese realmente disponibile all'accoglienza? Alla tragedia che muove dall'alto i fili dei diversi destini si vengono a intrecciare i dubbi, le passioni, le debolezze, gli slanci e i tradimenti dell'eterno dispiegarsi della commedia umana. Una vicenda di disperazione e coraggio realmente accaduta, ma completamente reinventata, che attraverso il filtro delle misteriose pieghe dell'anima ci riporta a un tragico recente passato.

In this award-winning memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time of racial discrimination and war, and discovers light in unexpected places. This classic, powerful story from Lia Levi is adapted for young readers, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations, a family photo album, and a powerful author's note to readers. 1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice?until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes.Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city.As war comes closer, it becomes too dangerous to stay together, and Lia and her sisters are sent to hide at a convent. Will she ever be ?just a girl? again?The memoir is full of poignant moments of friendship and loss, dreaded tests at school, told in Lia's captivating voice, as she grows into a young teen. Just a Girl is an important addition to the WWII Jewish canon.

The tragic history of mid-century Europe told through the lives of ordinary people