Breve storia del giallo in Italia: narrativa gialla per ragazzi nel dopoguerra

UN settore che verrà rilanciato negli anni susseguenti alla seconda guerra mondiale riguarda la letteratura gialla per ragazzi. Intanto
veniva debellata la diceria risalente ai tempi del fascismo che il giallo fosse una lettura amorale e da condannare per violenza nei
contenuti. Fu particolarmente attivo in questa riscossa un autorevole e valido scrittore quale Alessandro Varaldo che perorò la causa
dei libri gialli  presso i ragazzi, dichiarando che leggere un poliziesco era una lettura morale in quanto vi si condannava la violenza, vi
si perseguiva il colpevole che veniva sempre punito, il bene trionfava sempre sul vizio e sul male.
Varaldo creò una serie,  “Le avventure di Fischietto”, un ragazzino che si era rivelato un detective abile e geniale,, ispirato al grande
Sheerlock Holmes, di cui leggeva tutte le storie. Aveva un aiutante Gedeone, e nei loro racconti  si esaltavano virtù come la bontà. il
coraggio, l’intelligenza, il senso di giustizia.
Gli stessi intenti verranno perseguiti dalle pubblicazioni delle Edizioni Pantere che andavano dal mistero al fantasy non trascurando
una certa vena umoristica,
Anche la radio si interessa al giallo per ragazzi, siamo nel 1949, con testi tratti da Enzo Maurri, Mark Twain(con un Tom Sawyer
poliziotto), e Anthony Wilson, creatore di Norman Bones detective.
Sarà nella città di Torino che vedranno la luce negli anni Cinquanta iniziative editoriali assai importanti per diffondere la letteratura
poliziesca tra i ragazzi. Ricordiamo ” I Gialli per ragazzi”, usciti verso la fine degli anni ’50, con molti autori, anche stranieri, il motto
della Casa era “Non  leggeteli prima di andare a dormire !”. Insomma una vera chicca per chi voleva provare i primi brividi….
Ricordiamo due autori, <Mario Chièregin,  e Giuseppe Ciabattini che ne “I gialli della fauna” aveva creato il Commissario Scoiatto-
lo che viveva con la famiglia sul ramo più alto di un pino da dove poteva amministrare la  pubblica sicurezza. I  suoi aiutanti erano
il brigadiere Furetto e l’agente Picchio.
Più stentato il fumetto per ragazzi, vogliamo ricordare che la prossima gloria cinematografica Damiano Damiani, grande regista di
qualche decennio dopo,aveva creato il poliziotto Pat La Rocca.

GIUSEPPE PREVITI
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