Lo stralisco

by Roberto Piumini

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A beautiful, wise tale about imagination, chronic illness, and friendship for young readers by an Italy's foremost children's book author.
“I don’t think I have read anything like this before – a tale of life, death, love and beauty. . . . I hope this unforgettable story finds all the readers it deserves.” —Philip Pullman
Long, long ago, a boy lies confined by sickness to his windowless bedchambers. He can never experience the outside world, never breathe fresh air or feel the show more warmth of the sun on his skin, so his doting father summons a painter to embellish his rooms with beautiful murals. 
 
The artist sets to work, and soon there is a fabulous world on the walls, a colorful, shifting landscape peopled by shepherds and lovers, criss-crossed by armies and pirate ships. As the boy’s health fades, the artist paints on, turning the simple commission into a generous labor of love. Can he show this child the richness and beauty of the world—and of life itself—with nothing but paints and brushes?
 
Glowrushes is a heartbreakingly beautiful classic of Italian children’s literature.
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Letto quando ero ancora una bambina di 12 anni e riletto oggi che ne ho 21. Non c'è paragone! E' un errore catalogare questo piccolo capolavoro come 'Libro per ragazzi' come se, avendogli attribuito questo titolo, un lettore possa aspettarsi una 'sciocchezza' con curata indifferenza. NO! Errore. Piumini è un poeta. Affascina i piccoli e coinvolge i grandi. Non c'è nulla da aggiungere.
Appena finito di leggerlo con mia figlia di 10 anni..... che delicatezza, che poesia....
ma come si fa a 40 anni ritrovarsi con il magone mentre si sta leggendo un libro per bambini!?? anche qui,,,per bambini non è corretto, un libro proprio per tutti.....incantata dalle descrizioni dei paesaggi....
Scrittori e poeti si nasce.... sempre piu' convinta...

Just finished reading it with my 10 year old daughter ..... what a delicacy , and poetry ....
but how do you end up with 40 years choked up and in tears while you are reading a children's book ! ?? Also here ,,, children is not correct , a book just for everyone ..... Enchanted by the descriptions of landscapes ....
you dont' become Writers or poets, yu are are born with these gifts
Appena finito di leggerlo con mia figlia di 10 anni..... che delicatezza, che poesia....
ma come si fa a 40 anni ritrovarsi con il magone mentre si sta leggendo un libro per bambini!?? anche qui,,,per bambini non è corretto, un libro proprio per tutti.....incantata dalle descrizioni dei paesaggi....
Scrittori e poeti si nasce.... sempre piu' convinta...

Just finished reading it with my 10 year old daughter ..... what a delicacy , and poetry ....
but how do you end up with 40 years choked up and in tears while you are reading a children's book ! ?? Also here ,,, children is not correct , a book just for everyone ..... Enchanted by the descriptions of landscapes ....
you dont' become Writers or poets, yu are are born with these gifts
Delicato e dolce. Da leggere a tutte le età.

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Canonical title*
Stralend kruid
Original title
Lo stralisco
Original publication date
1987; 1994 (Nederlandse vertaling) (Nederlandse vertaling)
Original language*
Italiaans
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Fiction and Literature
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853.92Literature & rhetoricItalian, Romanian & related literaturesItalian fiction1900-21st Century
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PZ7 .P6894Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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