Many have always wondered about important bonds such as love and friendship. Literature is full of books that address both themes through their stories. There are novels that tell stories of friendship and loyalty that transcend time and space. World Friendship Day, famous aphorisms and phrases
Today we celebrate one of the most important links in people’s lives: it is World Friendship Day. Established by the UN in 2011 to promote friendship between peoples and people World Friendship Day: 10 books to read
From Fred Uhlman’s “Newfound Friend” to JK Rowling’s “Harry Potter” saga, let’s see the titles. . The new friend , Fred Uhlman
In 1930s Germany, two 16-year-olds attend the same exclusive school. One is the son of a Jewish doctor, the other is from a wealthy aristocratic family. A friendship of the heart is born between them, a perfect and magical understanding. A year later, their bond is broken. “The rediscovered friend” appeared in 1971 in the United States and was then published in England, France, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Israel, Portugal. Introduction by Arthur Koestler. Narcissus and Boccadoro by Hesse Hermann
The book tells the story of Narciso, a young novice from the convent of Mariabronn and Boccadoro, a young boy entrusted to the monks of the convent for his education. Although at the beginning of the novel the two characters seem to be completely identical in behavior and ideology, in the course of history there will be a real training journey of the young Boccadoro. Boccadoro is initially a naive boy who only follows his father’s wishes, such as that of remaining in Mariabronn and consecrating his life to God; Narciso’s task, a boy a little older than Boccadoro and with extraordinary gifts and culture, is to wake him up and make him understand that the only path he must follow is that of the heart. The Harry Potter saga , JK Rowling
Harry Potter is a normal boy, or at least convinced that he is, even if at times he causes strange phenomena, such as having his hair inexorably cut back by the evil uncles. He lives with them at 4 Privet Drive: a suburban street like many others, where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. Until one day, just before his eleventh birthday, he receives a mysterious letter that reveals his true nature: Harry is a wizard and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is ready to welcome him. He will find them not only companions in adventures, but great friends who will help him face all the obstacles that he will find himself facing. The brilliant friend , Elena Ferrante
The novel begins by following the two child protagonists, and then adolescents, in the scenes of a miserable district of the Neapolitan suburbs, among a crowd of minor characters accompanied along their path with diligent attention. The author delves into the complex nature of the friendship between two little girls, between two little girls, between two women, following their individual growth, the way they influence each other, the good and bad feelings that have nurtured a true, robust relationship over the decades. Leafing through the pages of the books in the series, you will realize how much a woman can learn, both in the way she behaves and in the way she deals with things. ( Read also: Elena Ferrante, 6 life lessons learned by reading the brilliant friend ) Two of two , Andrea De Carlo
Two by two and a novel that first appeared in 1989. It narrates the friendship between Mario, the narrator, and Guido, a schoolmate of his. They are so different that they are mirrors, Mario and Guido: the first is an adolescent like many others, afraid and attracted by life, indecisive in his choices and barely sketched in his personality, dominated by the authority and charisma of others; the second has a lot of authority and charisma to sell, has an enthusiasm for life, and is different, different from all the others, enough to attract them, too much not to scare them, not to remain, in the end, always isolated. Despite the differences, the friendship of Mario and Guido continued throughout the seventies and eighties: at school and outside school, until adulthood, it unites and changes their lives forever. The boy in the striped pajamas, Boyne John
We are in 1942 and Bruno’s father is the commander of a death camp. It will therefore not be difficult to understand what this wire mesh fence is, beyond which you can see a red brick construction surmounted by a very high chimney. But it will be bitter and painful, as it is painful and necessary to accompany Bruno to that fence, to his friendship with Shmuel, a Polish child who is on the other side of the fence, in the fence, a prisoner. A unique friendship, due to the circumstances, which demonstrates how this bond is one of the strongest that exists. I’m not afraid , Niccolo Ammaniti
Michele Amitrano, nine years old, suddenly finds himself dealing with a secret so big and terrible that he can’t even tell it. And to face it he will have to find strength precisely in his childish fantasies, while the reader witnesses a double story: the one seen through Michele’s eyes and the tragic one that involves the greats of Acqua Traverse, a miserable village scattered among the fields of grain. A thousand splendid suns , Khaled Hosseini
Mariam is fifteen. Her mind dreams of poets and wonderful gardens, the ones that her father, a wealthy businessman, tells her about when he visits her, giving her a taste of a life she will never have. Because she is a harami, a bastard, and to survive she will have to learn only one thing: endurance. Lei laila was born in Kabul the night the Russians invaded the city. Her father wanted her to go to school, because, he repeated, a society cannot progress if her women are ignorant. Mariam and Laila could not be more different, but the war will bring them together in an unpredictable way. From the intertwining of two destinies, an unforgettable story, in a tormented land where only love and friendship can still give a glimmer of hope. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
It is said that time heals every wound. But, for Amir, the past is a long-clawed beast, ready to catch him back when he least expects it. Many years have passed since the day the life of his friend Hassan changed forever in an alley in Kabul. That day, Amir committed a terrible sin. So when an unexpected phone call reaches him at his home in San Francisco, he realizes he has no choice: he must go home, to find Hassan’s son and settle the accounts with his never atoned mistakes. But waiting for him in Kabul are not only the ghosts of his conscience. There is a shocking discovery, in a violent and sinister world where women are invisible, beauty is outlawed and kites no longer fly.A Thousand Splendid Suns, a book on the courage of women
Let’s discover together the story of “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by the famous Afghan writer Khaled Hosseini and the most important issues addressed in this book. The boys of via Pal , Ferenc Molnar
This is the story of the struggle between two groups of boys for the conquest of a free space for games, which building speculation puts an end to. The world of children is opposed to that of adults, but it is children who build autonomous rules and laws, an alternative code of ethics. The young heroes of via Pal play war, managing to make them lose that character of violence and drama typical of the adult world.

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