by Gino Strada · ISBN 9788807170324
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«Pappagalli verdi» is the memoir by the surgeon Gino Strada, published by Feltrinelli in 1999 (155 pages, in Italian).
In these chronicles, Gino Strada recounts his work as a surgeon in conflict-affected countries and his role as founder of Emergency, the Italian humanitarian organisation dedicated to treating and rehabilitating victims of war and landmines. The author brings the reader closer to medical practice in extreme conditions and to humanitarian commitment.
The subtitle is «Cronache di un chirurgo di guerra»; the foreword is by Moni Ovadia. It belongs to Feltrinelli’s Serie bianca.
Readers of war memoirs and accounts of humanitarian action will find here a direct testimony of Emergency’s work.
