First World War

The First World War enters the biographical material through Guido Lajolo, an engineer who was imprisoned with Lampedusa at Szombathely Camp. Their wartime association later resumed as a personal connection: they met in Palermo in 1953 and remained in touch.

Wartime Connection

Lajolo and Lampedusa were fellow prisoners at Szombathely Camp during the First World War. The account identifies their shared imprisonment but gives no further details about its circumstances or duration.

Later Contact

Lajolo had emigrated to Brazil. In 1953, he and Lampedusa met in Palermo, and they kept in contact afterward. The wartime reference therefore marks the beginning of a relationship that persisted beyond their imprisonment, though the account does not specify how or where they communicated.