The Heart Of A Boy
(Edmondo de Amicis)
Required reading in Italian schools since 1886. Cuore is the most read classic in the country. Presented in the form of a diary, its subject is a young boy's life in Turn following Unification in 1870. The narrator Enrico, writes vividly of school life and the bustling city of vegetable-sellers, chimney sweeps, and carpenters all around him. Like Huck Finn or Dickens. Cuore has been adapted into just about every conceivable medium - there are films, major IV series, radio adaptations, plays and comic books. From Henry Miller who wrote a glowing monograph on the book, to world-famous tenor. Andrea Bocelli, who wrote a song about it this simple tale of childhood has inspired all kinds of people and continues to do so today. Though it is a little idealistic, this book tells you how to create heaven in this world of trouble. The boy Enrico is of fairly decent birthline and is blessed with wonderful parents who love him by teaching him what is right and wrong, and how to respect and give compassions to those who are not as blessed. Most of the children in this book are very very poor, and their parents are just as troubled as their children. De Amicis gives warm, gentle, compassionate embrace to these people, no matter how wretched or bad they might be, and tries to bring hope and encouragement to them through how Enrico and his loving parents relate to them. Enrico is not a perfect boy, he makes lots of mistakes, behaves disrespectful at times, and receives corrections. His parents are very strict and they don't slack off in raising their boy. Their corrections sometimes seem too harsh, but one can tell they come from true love, and Enrico understands that.If all parents in this world teach their children this way, we would have a much much better world. It's an ideal, but it can be real, and to make it real, one should start reading this book and learn how to make this world heaven, instead of wasting one's precious time watching violence-filled meaningless movies. I would recommend parents and teachers to read it, though it's a very good book for your children as well.
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