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- Author
- Joseph Conrad
- First published
- 1899
- Editions
- 552
- Subjects
- Fiction, Romance, Degeneration, Literature, Description and travel, Diaries, Sailors, Short stories
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Key facts
- Author
- Edmondo De Amicis
- Original title
- Cuore
- Language
- Italian
- Genre
- Children's literature
- Publisher
- Fratelli Treves
- Publication date
- October 18, 1886
- Publication place
- Italy
- Text
- Heart at Wikisource
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Wikidata facts
- Read free · Project Gutenberg
- #28961
- Image
- Amicis Cuore Titel.jpg
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- first line
- Oggi primo giorno di scuola. Passarono come un sogno quei tre mesi di vacanza in campagna! Mia madre mi condusse questa mattina alla Sezione Baretti a farmi inscrivere per la terza elementare: io pensavo alla campagna e andavo di mala voglia.
- last line
- Mio padre mi domandò: — Hai salutati tutti i tuoi compagni? — Dissi di sì. — Se c’è qualcuno a cui tu abbia fatto un torto, vagli a dire che ti perdoni e che lo dimentichi. C’è nessuno? — Nessuno, — risposi. — E allora addio! — disse mio padre, con la voce commossa, dando un ultimo sguardo alla scuola. E mia madre ripeté: — addio! — E io non potei dir nulla.
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- Cuore
- publication date
- 1886-00-00
- title
- Cuore
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Article
Cover of Herz, an 1894 German translation Heart (Italian: Cuore [ˈkwɔːre]) is a children's novel by the Italian author Edmondo De Amicis who was a novelist, journalist, short story writer, and poet. The novel is his best known work to this day, having been inspired by his own children Furio and Ugo who had been schoolboys at the time. It is set during the Italian unification, and includes several patriotic themes. It was issued in Milan by Treves on October 18, 1886, the first day of school in Italy, and rose to immediate success. In 1892, Treves published the first illustrated edition, with illustrations by Arnaldo Ferraguti, Enrico Nardi, and Giulio Aristide Sartorio.
Through its investigation of social issues such as poverty, Heart shows the influence of left-wing ideologies on De Amicis' work (he later joined the Italian Socialist Party). Because of this, the book remained influential (and the staple of many textbooks) in countries of the Eastern Bloc. On the other hand, the book's strong evocation of Italian nationalism and patriotism also made it welcome in Fascist Italy.