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On March 16, 1978 Aldo Moro, a former Prime Minister of Italy, was ambushed in Rome. Within three minutes the gang killed his escort and bundled Moro into one of three getaway cars. An hour later the terrorist group the Red Brigades announced that Moro was in their hands; on March 18 they said he would be tried in a "people's court of justice." Seven weeks later Moro's bod ...more
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Published May 31st 2004 by NYRB Classics (first published 1978)
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Francesca
Sep 19, 2015 Francesca rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Un'opera lucida e ben fatta. Sciascia analizza con cura le lettere di Moro, ne ricava suggerimenti, congetture affatto improbabili, è attento, preciso. Incredibile che questo libro sia uscito subito dopo la morte di Moro: pare un'analisi fatta con il senno dato dal tempo e dalla conseguente distanza messa tra il fatto e il clamore che suscitò. Ovviamente, lo consiglio a chi è interessato a comprendere l'attualità sociale e politica, chi è attento a questi temi.
David-Baptiste Chirot
Jun 25, 2007 David-Baptiste Chirot rated it it was amazing
I am almost done the first of the two short books within this volume--this is an incredible book! Schiasia examines the events of the Moro kindapping and eventual execuation through the letters written by Moro, which newspapers they appeared in, various documents of the actual moments--from the dialy media of the time (1978). What he is doing is examing not the hisotry per se of the vents, but their written documents as literture within history. The book becomes a fascinating exploration of writ ...more
Diana
Un libro molto interessante, un'accusa accalorata e passionale alla politica italiana che "non fece abbastanza" per salvare Moro.
Però una scrittura a mio avviso poco scorrevole, spesso divagante e frammentaria.
Forse perchè di questi argomenti sono più abituata a leggere saggi di stile giornalistico o storico, forse non sono avvezza allo stile di Sciascia.
In ogni caso un libro che fa riflettere molto, che mi ha portato a pensare a cosa avrei pensato io, in quei giorni, e chissà se davvero ha sbag
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arcobaleno
Jun 06, 2012 arcobaleno rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Devo dire di aver iniziato a fatica la lettura, ma di non averci poi messo molto a farmi prendere... a tal punto da non poterne fare a meno, anzi, da arrivare a desiderarla, per procedere senza interruzione fino all’ultima pagina.
Il ‘caso’ è noto; per la mia generazione è anche vissuto, sia dal punto di vista politico che umano, e può rappresentare ora un ricordo personale, in un momento preciso. Ma queste pagine lo ripropongono in maniera chiara e oggettiva, sintetica e ‘pulita’. E non si avve
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Nick
Jul 29, 2015 Nick rated it really liked it
Shelves: italy, mystery
Sciascia analyzes the documents associated with the kidnapping of Moro through the lens of certain ideas of Jorge Luis Borges -- that history is not an inquiry into truth, but the creator of it, that the reading of documents at one time must mean something completely different than the reading of them at another time. So the reading of the letters and news articles of the time it happened, today brings new light to whatever "truth" may have been present when Moro, the Italian politican, was kidn ...more
Theut
Jan 23, 2015 Theut rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Non il miglior Sciascia... sembra quasi che la passione politica in qualche modo ne ingarbugli lo stile e lo renda meno chiaro e meno fluido. Da 5* l'analisi della figura di Moro e dei suoi messaggi e l'accusa a chi poteva fare e non fece. Dopo tanti anni la veemenza dello scritto "a caldo" si sente ancora.
L'interpellanza parlamentare alla fine del volume è un capolavoro.
Procyon Lotor
Il titolo in francese non per caso Qualche segno del tempo, ma la prova eterna che lo scrittore era Moro senza filtri e subornazione vale l'acquisto e la lettura. Dispiace che interrompa l'agiografia ma purtroppo il mite presidente del consiglio, professore amato, costruttore inesausto di alleanze e trame cos fini da tendersi sotto il solo peso dell'idea, che si vantava di poter parlare ore senza dire nulla non aveva pure capito nulla: dell'alleato USA che lo scaric, dell'Italia che dubit, dell ...more
Carmen
Jan 24, 2014 Carmen rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: non-fiction, italia
Me ha hecho reflexionar mucho, y eso ya es importante. Creo que es excelente en el estilo, pero carezco de datos y de formación para hacer un juicio más profundo sobre si acierta o no en su análisis del caso. Me parece, sin embargo, que ha tratado de hacer una especie de análisis literario de una situación real; quizá pretende dar una interpretación de un hecho terrible y complejo basándose casi exclusivamente en unas cartas, en unos mensajes, en noticias de periódico. Casi como un comentario de ...more
Katherine
Jan 10, 2016 Katherine rated it really liked it
Heavy sledding at first, but at about page 40 I was totally hooked. An analysis of the 1978 Moro abduction and murder by the Red Brigades through the documents published at the time. Sciasia was a novelist, essayist and a relentless critic of the complex and corrupt Italian political system.. He also was part of the Commission that officially reported on the Moro Affair. This is someone else in book. club's pick fort this month (along with a Sciasia novel, To Each His Own), and I would not have ...more
Harlan Wolff
Jul 07, 2015 Harlan Wolff rated it really liked it
Sciascia writes a detailed analysis of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. There is certainly more to the Moro kidnapping and murder than was reported at the time. His death changed the course of Italian political history. Offending the far right with liberal ideas is bad for your health.
Tina
Jan 24, 2016 Tina rated it it was amazing
This is a hell of a book. A bit difficult and opaque at first, but ultimately an incredible, nuanced report, full of quiet, intense rage at the incompetence and injustice of the Moro affair. Wow. And the use of Borges' thoughts on history as a framing device for the report is brilliant.
Emmapettitt
Jun 07, 2014 Emmapettitt rated it really liked it
Dense and scathing.
Phoebes
Jan 10, 2013 Phoebes rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Credevo fosse un racconto dei fatti, invece è una rivisione di Sciascia che dà per scontata la conoscenza delle varie fasi del sequestro Moro. Comunque, nonostante la mia ignoranza, ho potuto apprezzare, anche se non condividere pienamente, l’analisi che fa Sciascia della vicenda.
Nel complesso il libro non mi è piaciuto moltissimo, ma lo sapevo già, trattandosi di un’”inchiesta” e non di un romanzo. Vedremo però se i prossimi sapranno catturarmi di più!

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Wilde Sky
Dec 02, 2013 Wilde Sky rated it it was ok
This book aims to provide details of the kidnap and murder of Aldo Moro, a former Prime Minister of Italy, in 1978.

Unfortunately I didn’t learn anything from this book, there are few facts, but the majority of the book seems to be the author’s opinions of the letters Moro or his captors sent to the press / Government when Moro was being held captive.

The writing / grammar in this book was poor – but this could have been down to the translation.
Dirk Nachbar
Feb 12, 2014 Dirk Nachbar rated it liked it
good but need to have knowledge of Italian politics
Eustachio
Jul 15, 2012 Eustachio rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Non conoscevo Sciascia prima di questo libro. Sono bastate centottanta pagine perché ottenesse la mia stima.
Il modo in cui analizza le lettere di Moro dalla prigionia, in cui cerca di interpretarle e di trovare i messaggi nascosti, e poi le domande che si pone sull'inefficienza delle forze dell'ordine e tutte le strane coincidenze che ruotano attorno al Caso: formidabile.
Mariapia
May 16, 2011 Mariapia rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Stile e contenuto. Cosa chiedere di più? Ecco: la relazione di minoranza presentata da Sciascia (deputato e membro della "Commissione parlamentare d'inchiesta sulla strage di via Fani, il sequestro e l'assassinio di Aldo Moro, la strategia e gli obiettivi perseguiti dai terroristi") inserita in coda. Un atto completo di analisi e denuncia.
Lettura immancabile.
Fiona
Jun 13, 2013 Fiona rated it really liked it
Fascinating account of the abuction, betrayal and death of Aldo Morro. The author uses communications from Morro, whilst in captivity, to reconstruct the story in a way which is both interesting and insightful. Some of the prose is awkward which I would (perhaps generously) attribute to the quality of the translation.
Tara
Feb 15, 2011 Tara rated it really liked it
I loved the politics and the way he analyzed every letter with such care.
Dario
Apr 26, 2013 Dario rated it liked it
Shelves: non-fiction, italy
Romanzo-saggio non sempre scorrevole.
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