The Heart of a
Boy. Required
reading in Italian schools since 1886, 'Cuore' is the Huckleberry Finn of Italy - the most read
classic in the
country. Translated from the Italian by Desmond Hartley.
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.
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