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La banalità del bene

By: Enrico Deaglio
Narrated by: Jerry Mastrodomenico
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Una storia vera, simile a un romanzo di avventure: l'incredibile vicenda del commerciante padovano Giorgio Perlasca (1910-1992) che, nell'inverno del 1944, a Budapest, riuscì a salvare dallo sterminio migliaia di ebrei, spacciandosi per il console spagnolo.

Era stato un fascista entusiasta e aveva combattuto in Spagna come volontario per Franco. L'8 settembre 1943 lo trovò lontano da casa, ricercato dalle SS. Avrebbe potuto mettersi in salvo, decise di rischiare la vita.

Dal suo diario, che costituisce uno dei capitoli del libro, emerge l'azione straordinaria di un uomo solo, aiutato da uno sparuto gruppo di persone, che sforna documenti falsi, realizza e difende otto "case rifugio", trova cibo, inganna nazisti tedeschi e ungheresi.

Un organizzatore geniale e un magnifico impostore. Poi, il ritorno a casa e un silenzio durato quasi mezzo secolo, fino alla sua scoperta, merito di un gruppo di donne, ebree ungheresi, ragazzine all'epoca della guerra, che gli devono la vita.

È stato onorato come eroe e "uomo giusto" in Ungheria, Israele, Stati Uniti, Spagna, e infine, grazie a questo libro, uscito vent'anni fa, anche in Italia.

©2013 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore S.r.l. (P)2021 Audible Studios

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Beautiful book

I was deeply touched by this book. I learned about Giorgio Perlasca only a few weeks ago, after watching the movie “Perlasca, un eroe italiano” and meeting the author of the book, Enzo Deaglio, in San Francisco.
I hope the memory of his courage and of his humanity will remain and inspire generations to come.

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