Read Bormio, a mountain of words: The soldier's dreams

The Department of Culture organizes, every Wednesday in July and August, "Read Bormio, a mountain of words", a series of meetings with various authors.

Reading and discussion of the book "The Soldier’s Dreams. Life and logistics of the white war between Tirano and Alta Valtellina", by Marco Rodigari, published by Alpinia.

Description

"The Soldier’s Dreams. Life and logistics of the white war between Tirano and Alta Valtellina" is a publication born from the desire to answer the questions often asked by people who visit the sites of the Great War in Alta Valtellina: what did the soldiers up there eat? How did they keep warm? Where did they sleep? What did their daily survival depend on? The answers to these questions are closely tied to the communications and transport infrastructure of the time, which made life at altitude possible — albeit with enormous difficulty.

The information gathered is the result of study and research among military diaries, private testimonies and archive documents. Through the analysis and comparison of these sources, an attempt has been made to provide a realistic picture of the lives of Italian soldiers, their opponents and the Russian prisoners engaged in these mountains. The soldiers' dreams were simple but often unattainable... Life at high altitude, life in the rear, transport and communications are the main themes covered...

Details

• Free admission

Events with "Read Bormio, a mountain of words" - summer 2026

• Wednesday 1 July | 5:30 p.m. | L'oblò sul creato, by Alberto Morganti
• Wednesday 8 July | 6:30 p.m. Respira, riposa, sorridi by Tiziano Testori, published by Sperling & Kupfer
• Wednesday 15 July | 9:00 p.m. | I re di denari, by Mario Giordano, published by Rizzoli
• Wednesday 22 July | 9:00 p.m. | Test match, by Marta Rini
• Wednesday 29 July | 5:30 p.m. | I sogni del Soldato. Vita e logistica della guerra bianca fra Tirano e l'Alta Valtellina, by Marco Rodigari, published by Alpinia
• Wednesday 5 August | Un biglietto per Texel, by Lucia Valcepina, published by Ronzani.ù
• Wednesday 12 August | 9:00 p.m. | Finché amicizia non ci separi, by Alberto Magatti, published by Cinquesensi
• Wednesday 26 August | 5:30 p.m. | A caccia di eclissi - by Antonella Famà
• Wednesday 2 September| 5:30 p.m. | Quel che resta dell'eclissi - by Andrea Quintili