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Enrico Lamet
Born in Vienna on May 27, 1930, Enrico Lamet, whose name at birth was Lifschütz, for the first seven years of his life enjoyed the comforts of an upper middle class family. Forced ...view moreBorn in Vienna on May 27, 1930, Enrico Lamet, whose name at birth was Lifschütz, for the first seven years of his life enjoyed the comforts of an upper middle class family. Forced to flee Austria after the annexation to Germany, the family found refuge in Italy first, then France and Italy once again.
With little formal schooling during the war years, Mr. Lamet was able to graduate high school among the top of the class of 1949, after which he emigrated to the United States.
Disenchanted with academic studies, Mr. Lamet entered the business world in his early twenties and eventually worked his way up to top executive position, from which he retired in the late 1980s.
Prompted by friends, who had learned of his past, to write his memoirs, Eric Lamet began his work in 1991 and after a total of twenty-six drafts completed it in 2003.
The book has been published twice in the US and once in Italy, by the publisher of Schindler’s List. The American titles are: A GIFT FROM THE ENEMY and A CHILD AL CONFINO.
Mister Lamet received an honorary citizenship from the Italian town in which his story takes place.view less