Green Parrots - War Surgeon's Diary - Ed. Charta 2004
Gino Strada began his work as a surgeon of war in 1989, working in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Rwanda and Bosnia. In this book he narrates the story of ten years of his work, an extraordinary experience alongside war victims. Analysis of the devastating effects of landmines is a central theme of the book.
"Green Parrots" combines private and personal notes, thoughts on the work of a war surgeon and descriptions of places and people, narrated in a direct, immediate manner free of rhetoric.
Original published as: Gino Strada, "Pappagalli verdi - Cronache di un chirurgo di guerra", Feltrinelli 1999
The book (reprinted over 35 times in Italy) has sold more than 400,000 copies; it won the International Viareggio-Versilia prize in 1999 and has been translated into French, German, Korean and Japanese.
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