Giuseppe Costigliola Libros

In this compelling narrative, a writer embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind his family's tragic past during World War II, blending memoir, reportage, mystery, and scholarly detective work. The story begins with a boy haunted by the disappearance of six relatives during the Holocaust, a topic that captivated him from childhood. Years later, after discovering desperate letters written to his grandfather in 1939 and hearing fragmented stories of betrayal, he seeks out the remaining eyewitnesses to his relatives' fates. This journey spans a dozen countries across four continents, revealing the painful discrepancies between lived history and the narratives we construct. Ultimately, it leads him back to the small Ukrainian town where his family's story began, where answers to a long-standing mystery await. The narrative deftly intertwines past and present, blending a world-spanning odyssey with childhood memories of a lost generation of immigrant Jews, alongside reflections on biblical texts and Jewish history. This exploration transforms a family's tale into a profound meditation on our tenuous connection to the past. Deeply personal and beautifully written, this literary work illuminates the themes of loss and discovery over time.

Krimi. A political noir tale set during the summer of 1968 in which the lives of three men collide in the pursuit of the leftist shadow figure known as the Red Goddess Joan

Frank es un hombre tranquilo. Tiene 62 años, vive retirado en la costa de San Diego —donde regenta una tienda— y es todo un caballero. Le gusta dejar reposar el café durante cuatro minutos exactamente, los cuales emplea en vestirse; el bocadillo que prepara con una fina lámina de mantequilla todas las mañanas tiene que envolverse en una servilleta de hilo para que no se enfríe; tiene un par de abonos para la ópera, a la que acude con su novia, Donna; posteriormente la invita a cenar no en cualquier restaurante; su hija, Jill, es una prometedora estudiante de Medicina en UCLA. Frank siempre está dispuesto a ayudar a todos y a dar un buen consejo... hasta que, claro, le tocan la familia. Entonces no querrás haberle conocido ni haberte cruzado jamás con él, ni saber por qué en el mundo de la mafia se le conocía como Frankie, la Máquina, una auténtica leyenda...