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#1 sundance76

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Posted 21 June 2011 - 08:14

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"La Scuderia".
Author: Luca Dal Monte (Current Maserati's Head of Communications).
Publisher: Baldini Castoldi Dalai.

It's a pity that this book is only in Italian, because he is very respectful of each historical and GP event of that season.

1936. Europe is rapidly falling toward the tragedy of war and Fascist Italy is at a crossroads, contention between Germany of Hitler and the block of democratic countries headed by England. Anything can still happen. The intelligence agencies of various nations are at work, and their scope extends to motoring. Ugo Quiresi, press officer of the Scuderia Ferrari, is embroiled in the conflict that opposes the Abwehr of Canaris and the British MI6, which under the influence of Churchill, not yet prime minister, tries to dissuade Italy from deadly alliance with the Third Reich. For unknown reasons, in fact, the rivalry between Ferrari's Alfa Romeo and Auto Union funded directly by the Nazi regime is now more than just a normal challenge. It is perhaps the last chance to change the course of history. Among women, beautiful and deadly, crazy races and legendary ace drivers such as Nuvolari, Varzi, Stuck and Rosemeyer, Luca Dal Monte builds a fascinating interweaving political fiction, a spy story in which lives the fascinating world of speed and atmosphere of the thirties white telephone.

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#2 RTH

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Posted 21 June 2011 - 09:00

That does sound interesting.

You would have thought in this technological world of publishing with whole book scripts being sent down the line to printing works, they could have run the digital copy through this :-

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

Then get a proof reader to tidy it up and start selling in English speaking countries.

I wonder how different languages work on the electronic reader Kindle devices where font size etc can be changed instanly on the device?

#3 uechtel

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Posted 21 June 2011 - 09:18

I think the task of the proof reader would be quite hard. This is the text above to Italian and then back to English again:


"1936. Europe is falling fastly towards the tragedy of the war and the Italy Fascist is all' cross-sectional roads, conflict between the Germany di Hitler and the block of countries democratics intestates dall' England. Some thing can still happen. The agencies of intelligence of several nations are on the job and their capacity to extend all' motoring. Ugo Quiresi, official of the pressa of the Ferrari Stable, is been involved in conflict that is opposed to the Abwehr di Canaris and of the British MI6, than nell' within dell' infuence of Churchill, minister not still first, tests in order dissuadere l' Italy dall' mortal alliance them with the Third Reich. For the disowned reasons, in fact, the rivalry between Ferrari' s Alfa Romeo and union cars constituted a bottom in order directly from the nazi regime now is more hardly than a normal challenge. It is perhaps l' last opportunity to change the course of the history. Between the women, beautiful and the race mortal crazy them and the driver leggendari dell' ace which Nuvolari, Varzi, attacked and Rosemeyer, Luca from the Mount develops a political novel d' fascinating interlacing, a history of the spy in which screw the fascinating world of speed and atmosphere of I telephone of white man of years thirty."

English-French-English
"1936. L' Europe falls quickly towards the tragedy from the war and l' Fascistic Italy is with l' crossroads, discusses between l' Germany d' Hitler and the block of democratic countries directed by l' England. Something can still occur. The agencies d' intelligence of various nations are with work, and their range is prolonged to circulate in the car. Ugo Quiresi, leader of press of Scuderia Ferrari, is muddled in conflict which s' oppose to l' Abwehr de Canaris and of the British MI6, which under l' influence of Churchill, minister not yet first, tests to dissuade l' Italy of l' alliance mortal with Third Reich. For unknown reasons, in fact, competition between Ferrari' ; S Alfa Romeo and automatic union placed directly by the Nazi regime are now more than just a normal challenge. C' is perhaps the last chance to change the course of l' history. Among women, the beautiful ones and mortals, insane races and legendary drivers d' ace such as Nuvolari, Varzi, wedged and Rosemeyer, Luca dal Monte establishes a political fiction of interlacing attractive, a history d' spy in which lives the fascinating world speed and l' atmosphere of the telephone of white d' years ' 30."


English-German-English
"1936. Europe falls fast toward for the tragedy of the war and fascist Italy at crossings, intention between Germany von Hitler and the block of the democratic countries, those by England preceded. Everything can still happen. The intelligence services of the different nations are with the work, and its range extends to driving. Ugo Quiresi, press officer of the Scuderia Ferrari, not already entangles that in the conflict, which opposes to that protection of Canaris and from British MI6, under the influence of Churchill, prime minister, attempts, in order to advise Italy against the deadly alliance with third realm. For unknown reasons actually the rivalry between Ferrari' s Alfa Romeo and Selbstanschluß, which finance directly by the Nazi regime, is now more a than straight normal challenge. It is possibly the last opportunity to change the course of history. Among women beautiful and deadly, moved running and legendary Asfahrer develops such as Nuvolari, Varzi, firm and Rosemeyer, Luca Dal Monte a fascinating weaving political invention, a spy history in, which lives the fascinating world of the speed and atmosphere of the annual white telephone."