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English ed. (2022)

{it} Giorgio A. Chiarva. Il banchiere galantuomo: Amadeo Peter Giannini da emigrante a padrone del mondo: romanzo. Roma: Gangemi editore SpA international, 2018.

Translations

  • {en} The gentleman Banker: Amadeo Peter Giannini, a biographical novel, tr. Martina Benedetti Marshall and Danielle Guida. Washington, DC: Thespring/New Academia Publishing, 2022.

Abstract

Novel inspired by the life of A.P. Giannini (1870-1949), banker.

"Il mondo stava cambiando, in California la corsa all’oro aveva attirato centinaia di migliaia di immigrati. Luigi e Virginia Giannini erano fra questi e cercavano la fortuna come tutti gli altri. Il loro primo figlio si chiamerà Amadeo Peter, Appi per gli amici. Appi a soli 32 anni fonderà la Bank of Italy che quarant’anni più tardi sarà la capofila del più grande gruppo bancario di tutti i tempi. Per arrivare a questo risultato Amadeo P. Giannini seguirà una sua filosofia totalmente diversa da quella fino a quel tempo utilizzata dalle banche americane, aiutare le persone più deboli finanziando le attività degli immigrati senza preoccuparsi troppo delle garanzie che questi potevano dare ma valutando solo la loro volontà di crescere. Il successo della straordinaria vita di Amadeo P. Giannini è fondato sulla sua incredibile onestà, sull’etica e sulla sua visione moderna del futuro, quel futuro che stava arrivando a grande velocità. Questa è la storia di un gigante del XX secolo, l’uomo che creò un nuovo modo di lavorare e di fare banca, le cui fondamenta erano onestà ed etica e il cui motore era una spiccata visione del futuro. "--

""This biographical novel recounts the extraordinary intuitions of the Italian-American visionary founder of the world's largest bank, the Bank of America. Amadeo Peter, or AP for his San Francisco friends, dedicated his life to generate wealth for the people of his home town, in particular for the Italian immigrant's community. He was an innovator and humanist, who always put the common good ahead of personal gain. He revolutionized the banking system when he financed the reconstruction of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake by making micro-loans to hundreds of Italian immigrants lacking collateral. The other banks, which required collateral in order to make a loan, were unable to put the money into circulation. He was a visionary in the film industry, financing the movie, The Kid, by an unknown and extravagant Charlie Chaplin who was turned down by other banks. It was the first time a loan was granted without interest, and repaid from box office revenues. The same happened with Walt Disney for his masterpiece, Snow White. In addition, Giannini realized the potential of the new audio technology developed by two young inventors, Bill Hewlett and David Packard, and put them in touch with Disney for his following productions, and financed the industry that the two entrepreneurs began in a garage in Palo Alto. Another successful project financed by Giannini's bank was the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. The loan was granted without interest, and with the correct understanding that it would be repaid from toll revenues. Giannini revealed his acumen as a venture capitalist when he persuaded Henry Kaiser to convert his enterprise from the construction of roads and bridges to ship building. During WWII, with Giannini's encouragement, the shipyard was able to build 24 ships in record time, which were used to transport the troops to Europe. After the war, Giannini's bank contributed $37M to Italy's reconstruction, one year in advance of the Marshall Plan. And much more...This book tells it all"--

About the author

GIORGIO A. CHIARVA, laurea in architettura che, insieme alla scrittura, resta la sua passione. Di professione industriale del legno come da antica tradizione di famiglia. È stato responsabile editoriale di Provincia Oggi, mensile edito da Confindustria Cuneo, Presidente del quotidiano Il Giornale della Liguria, ha pubblicato in proprio L’Opinione, raccolta di articoli pubblicati dal 2009 al 2011, Racconti Illetterati, racconti di pura fantasia, Razze Suine, romanzo con qualche spunto autobiografico. Questo è il suo primo romanzo pubblicato da Gangemi Editore.

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