For the second installment of "Author's Friday," scheduled for this evening (Friday, April 5) at 8:00 PM at the Ferrajoli Library in Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino, little-known behind-the-scenes stories of Italian history will be uncovered with "The Englishman Who Traveled with the King and Badoglio: The Missions of Special Agent Dick Mallaby" by Gianluca Barneschi. After the engaging and brilliant first evening, which highlighted many taboos and unspoken questions surrounding assisted reproduction with Miriam Bella's "Voglia di Fragole," the series, promoted by the Pro Loco of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino and now in its third edition, once again addresses a unique topic: historical events recently revealed after the declassification of Anglo-American archives dating back to World War II. In "The Englishman Who Traveled with the King and Badoglio," the previously unpublished and, in some cases, sensational behind-the-scenes details of September 8, 1943, emerge through the little-known story of British secret agent Dick Mallaby, thanks to the meticulous work of Gianluca Barneschi. Mallaby mysteriously appears aboard the corvette Baionetta, which secretly transported the royal family and Pietro Badoglio from Rome to Brindisi in September 1943. How could an Englishman be part of such an exclusive group? It is from this question, or fortunate intuition, that Barneschi develops his historical research, gradually discovering that Mallaby, a member of the highly secretive Special Operations Executive (SOE), was actually a witness and protagonist in two of the most significant episodes in the history of World War II in Italy. The SOE agent became, in fact, the link between the Italians and the Allies in the armistice negotiations of September 1943 and, in February 1945, he managed to convince the head of the SS in Italy, Karl Wolff, to begin secret talks for what would become the famous "surrender of the eight hundred thousand." The fruit of intense, decades-long research in Italian, American, and British archives and supported by new testimonies, the work also draws, for the first time, on Mallaby's own memoir. The extensive documentation allows the author to clarify all the details, many of which were previously unknown. The presentation format will be the same as the established format of the festival, with a discussion with the author about the book, curated by journalists Susy Pepe and Alfonso Tramontano Guerritore, and a direct discussion with the audience during which the author will be open to questions and curiosities from those present. The literary events of the review are intertwined with the centenary of the death of the poet and lyricist Aniello Califano, whose autographed writings and memorabilia, coming from the Pro Loco collection which was exhibited in the poet's home on the occasion of the official commemorations of 19 and 20 February, will be exceptionally on display during the presentations. There are 7 scheduled events and they will continue until May 24, 2019. Here are the next ones. Friday, April 26, space for the author Stefania Siani from Cava with “Spade, rock and love”, a historical fantasy that parallels stories of ladies, knights, swords and loves in the castles of Flanders, in the fifteenth century with those of musicians and singers, guitars, mysteries and loves to the rhythm of rock between Flanders, Sicily, Ireland and the United States, at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Friday, May 3, Don Aniello Manganiello presents “Jesus is stronger than the Camorra”, a book written with the journalist Andrea Manzi. It is the engaging life story of Don Manganiello, parish priest in Scampia, a courageous frontier priest who has been fighting for over twenty years to defeat the Camorra and in favor of the weakest. Without reticence or hypocrisy. In a radical and often critical way also towards many institutions that are still absent in many “hot” territories of the country. Friday 10 May “Development – Strategies for the growth of the territory” edited by Francesco Saverio Minardi, an essay that speaks precisely of development, understood not as wild industrialization that fuels precariousness, but as policies of sustainability of the territories and their excellence. Friday 17 May there will be space again for fantasy with Adriana Caprio who will present her “La guerra di Amita” second volume of the saga “Ora” which tells of the fierce war for the precious stone of Amita, on the planet Ora, which sees 4 female earth warriors as protagonists. May 24 will close with the text by university professor Raffaele Palumbo: “Tourism in Italy. History, statistics and Italian and European responsibilities” which will become an opportunity to talk about tourism with an expert in the sector based on a text that is a real vademecum, which in tracing the difference between travel, excursion and tourism examines it from different points of view: sociological, administrative, legislative.
Author's Friday. Gianluca Barneschi and the little-known background of Italian history with 'The Englishman who travelled with the king and Badoglio'
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