by Edoardo De Angelis, Sandro Veronesi · Bompiani · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788830105683
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«Comandante» is the historical novel by Edoardo De Angelis and Sandro Veronesi, published by Bompiani in paperback (160 pages, in Italian).
Set in 1940, the novel follows Commander Salvatore Todaro and the crew of the submarine Cappellini. After sinking an enemy merchant ship in the Atlantic, Todaro disobeys orders and rescues the shipwrecked, guided by the law of the sea and the value of every human life against the barbarity of war.
The work belongs to Bompiani's Narratori italiani collection. The cover notes that it is based on the film of the same name by Edoardo De Angelis, starring Pierfrancesco Favino and presented at the 80th Venice Film Festival.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and Second World War fiction, as well as for those interested in the real episode that inspired the film.
Sandro Veronesi is an Italian novelist, essayist, and journalist. After earning a degree in architecture at the University of Florence, he opted for a writing career in his mid to late twenties. Veronesi published his first book at the age of 25, a collection of poetry that has remained his only venture into verse writing. He has since published five novels, three books of essays, one theatrical piece, numerous introductions to novels and collections of essays, interviews, screenplays, and television programs.
