The new book by journalist and writer Silvio Maranzana has just been presented,
entitled “Trieste Files – The hidden truths from the second war to today” (Luglio Editore).
Bits of history but above all the investigations, reports and research experienced in the field.
We asked him to tell, from his own voice, something more about this book:
The book “Trieste files. The hidden truths from the Second World War to today” collects a series of investigations carried out for Il Piccolo in Italy and in many other countries over the course of twenty years, updated and combined with memories of personal travels. He starts from the tragedies of the twentieth century to end with notes of hope: the enlarged European Union and the resumption of traffic in the port of Trieste.
Have you also written other books?
I have written a total of about fifteen books, in particular on historical, political, economic and sporting aspects of Trieste and the surrounding lands. But, among these, also a short novel, a book that talks about magic and esotericism and three booklets on the history of Trieste basketball.
He is currently Director at “Nord Adriatico Magazine”: it is a periodical of current affairs, economics and history of the Gulf of Trieste-Monfalcone and the coast. Does he also collaborate with IL PICCOLO?
I was a professional journalist employed by the Piccolo for 35 years.
I know that in the December issue of “Nord Adriatico magazine” there is a ranking of the largest seaside squares in Italy. What prompted you to touch on this topic?
”North Adriatico magazine’; is a quarterly magazine that comes out four times a year. You are referring to last December’s issue where we discovered that for a few years Salerno has had a larger square by the sea than Piazza Unità in Trieste. Then another issue came out in March where we talk specifically about pirates. We are now working on the next issue which will be released in June.
Your next projects?
In my future projects there is the hope of continuing with “Nord Adriatico magazine” of which we are also planning a small exhibition which should take place in the autumn in Galleria Rossoni (Corso Italia) and then the re-edition of one of my books on the Allied military government of Trieste.
Is there any question you would like me to ask you?
To conclude, rather than a question, I would like to express a hope: the hope that paper newspapers will be able to carve out a space for themselves in the near future.
