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Die Schwalben von Montecassino

byHelena Janeczek

Genres: Fiction Everyday Heroism Survivors' Chronicles

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction, particularly those who appreciate complex narratives and character-driven stories.

Topics WarSurvivalIdentityFriendship

MoodMelancholic, Hopeful

ViolenceModerate

Ein großer historischer Roman über das Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Italien 1944 geht der 2. Weltkrieg in Italien viel zu langsam zu Ende. So dauert es auch vier blutige Monate lang, die von den Deutschen besetzte Abtei Montecassino zu erobern. An den Flanken ihres Berges opfern sich Menschen aus aller Welt, doch die ungewöhnlichste Armee dort ist wohl die der Polen: Ihre Soldaten, unter ihnen viele Juden, kommen aus sowjetischen Lagern und gelangten in einer abenteuerlichen Irrfahrt nach Italien, um für Freiheit von Hitler und Stalin zu kämpfen. So auch Samuel »Milek« Steinwurzel, Sohn jüdischer Holzhändler aus der (heutigen) Ukraine, den der Frieden in den Emilio verwandeln wird... Kunstvoll verbindet Helena Janeczek Orte, Geschichten, Epochen, Schicksale zu einem allumfassenden, berührenden Epos des »italienischen Stalingrad«. Helena Janeczek wirkt — wie schon ›Das Mädchen mit der Leica‹ — auch diesen Roman aus ganz unterschiedlichen Erzählsträngen: dem Schicksal eines jungen Texaners. Dem Versuch eines neuseeländischen Studenten zu verstehen, was sein Großvater, ein Maori, in diesem Krieg eigentlich zu suchen hatte. Der Geschichte von Janeczeks eigener Tante, die der Shoah nur entkam, weil die Sowjets sie zur Zwangsarbeit verurteilt hatten. Und den Erlebnissen von zwei Mailänder Abiturienten, die am Soldatenfriedhof von Montecassino Flugblätter verteilen, um nach verschwundenen polnischen Wanderarbeitern zu suchen - aber vielleicht noch mehr nach einem Platz auf der Welt, den sie Heimat nennen könnten. »Helena Janeczek hat ein unglaublich starkes Buch geschrieben. Darin wird Montecassino zum Krieg von uns allen, zu dem Ort, von dem wir alle kommen.« Roberto Saviano

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