Eredità. Una storia della mia famiglia tra l'Impero e il fascismo

Synopsis of Eredità. Una storia della mia famiglia tra l'Impero e il fascismo

In this book, Lilli Gruber reconstructs her family's history through the diaries of her great-grandmother, Rosa Tiefenthaler. The work narrates the heartbreaking experience of a woman who, following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the annexation of South Tyrol to Italy, finds herself caught between political tensions, the rise of fascism, and the shadow of Nazi Germany. Through an intimate and rigorous account, the author explores the struggle for identity, language, and survival in a borderland. It is a moving testimony on how the great conflicts of the 20th century deeply marked the personal and collective life of a family, offering a unique perspective on European history.