During his adolescent years, Alberto witnessed events that not only changed him, but changed the world: the bombings of a civilian population, the withdrawal of German troops from Rome, and the entrance of the American army that brought with it the end of a war and the dawn of a new world. The themes of freedom lost, the dignityof hard work, and family relationships are brought to life through this fictionalized narrative of the smalltown of Artena.Durantesu adolescencia, Albertofue espectador de acontecimientos que lo marcaron de por vida: los bombardeos de la poblacion civil, la salida de Roma de las tropas alemanas y la entrada del ejercito americanoque trae elfinal de una guerra que abre las puertasa un mundo nuevo. A travez del pueblo de Artena, se tocan los temas de lalibertad perdida, de la dignidaddel trabajo ylas relaciones familiares."