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        January 2003

        Jacques und Lotka

        Eine Liebe in den Zeiten der Résistance

        by Yung-de Prévaux, Aude / Deutsch Broggi Beckmann, Giuliana

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        The black sea of indifference

        by Liliana Segre / Filippo Civati

        Liliana Segre’s testimony and her political message are shared in this essay by Giuseppe Civati that reports her words and her teachings, on the occasion of her appointment as lifetime Italian Senator by Italian President Sergio Mattarella.Segre was expelled from school in 1938. She tried to flee Italy as an asylum seeker but was denied protection and was sent back. On January 30th, 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz with her father Alberto, who deceased in the concentration camp. In the last thirty years she has been promoting an extraordinary campaign against indifference and against racism in any form or aspect.Her undisputed, strong and clear words are a message for girls and boys, her «ideal grandchildren»: we must never lose our rights and respect for people.

      • Lotus Flowers

        by Manuela Chiarottino

        Laura is a 32 girl ex-model from Turin. In the past,she has always conflicted with her body. Laura wasconstantly on a diet, and she used to make frequentcomparisons with the figure of her mother, who diedin an accident. She was forced to change her lifecompletely -in love and work- after having founddisease and enduring mastectomy. She now owns asmall bookshop, feeling protected by her favouritenovels. She is insecure, with no points of reference,scared to love again and to love herself. Ah-lai is a90-year-old Chinese woman, born in a low-incomefamily. Because her distinguish beauty, Ah-lai’smother wanted her to practice the Foot binding toguarantee her a good marriage and prosperous future.She got married to an older man, but she still lives onthe memory of a single kiss with a young stranger.After the death of her husband, she followed herdaughter in Italy, where she currently lives, alone.She is fond of her granddaughter Giuliana, a tattoomaker. Laura and Ah-lai meet and start seeing eachother. Thanks to those meetings, Laura begins herpath to personal growth and self-awareness. “LotusFlowers” title is taken from the novel’s opening lines:the blooming of the flower from the mud. Each of thetwo protagonists is watching the scene at home froma documentary. The lotus is a symbol of pureness andbeauty. It can blossom in extreme conditions andeven after years of calm. Therefore, it is a metaphorfor resilience, brilliance beyond the mud of pain anddifficulties, which threatens to tarnish and buryaspirations and dreams. The author is thriving, andher books have been published in Italy by famouspublishing houses.

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        RUMI, DIALOG WITH THE UNIVERSE

        Gli insegnamenti spirituali del grande poeta mistico persiano

        by COLELLA GIULIANA

        A journey into the poetic and spiritual world of the great Sufi mystic Rumi, who lived in the thirteenth century, considered not only a poet but also a prophet and a saint, so much so that for many Muslims he is a new Mohammed; for many Christians, a new Jesus; for many Jews, a new Moses.His message - love is the essence of all things - can be compared to St. Francis' and Dante's, his contemporaries; but there is also evident affinity with the thinking of Pythagoras, Socrates and Plato. The book, through a selection of evocative verses by Rumi, explores the path connecting it with Dante's work, explaining how the treasure of doctrines and ecstatic techniques still preserve a very modern flavor. This is because Rumi's approach, free and universal, transcends the specifics of the individual religions. TOPICSIncludes practical instructions on meditative techniques used by Rumi.Gives an unprecedented experiential and spiritual angle unlike studies on Rumi that have a predominantly literary and historical approach.

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