Racconti da un Paese che Non C'è by Boleslaw Prus

 Racconti da un

Paese che Non C'è by Boleslaw Prus edited by Silvano De Fanti is a new book published by Marsilio. What I found fascinating in these series of short, shockingly beauty in their hallucinations, suggestions and visionarism tales is the lucid analysis of the society where Prus lived in, populated by avid and egoistic people but also miserable ones, orphans;  at the same time, in most cases, compassionate people will be the key for sorting out problems in the various characters's existences. It's a book that will let you think a lot about morality and kidness, generosity, amiability; help and avidity at large scale, without any possibility of redemption because the reality more strong than not some good suggestions sent by the other world for being of some help. I was heavily touched by the story of Jas, orphan and then alone, without enjoying a real life with the people with which he was living with, he will find a way for reaching for some help living at the same time weird and sad experiences. 

I was surprised by the hallucinations of a poor young still-not-yet doctor, who made many sacrifices for trying to eat something everyday, and, hungry and with a big fever, reached the hospital  in search of some warm; discovered by his colleague that he was sick he will remain there for being cured. During the high fever, he will make a dream, where sufferances are an honor and the biggest happiness good actions. Sufferances are indispensible doors for bettering the human beings and soul become more adult. 

Not only: what is reality if not a big complexity impossible to be understood in its totality but just in its little partiality by every man?

A very short tale is Shadows but not for this reason less powerful where there is a man who, everynight light all the lamps in the city with his own light in the head. The moral is that each of us has a special flame in the head and this flame serves for keeping light the our human way, our path; sometimes a person live unrecognized and he/she is understimated for then disappearing like a shadow...

Another one I loved a lot is the tale of Tomasz where there is at the end the donation of happiness and joy at a poor sick kid.

If you want to warm your heart, you must buy this book because it is simply exceptional and bewitched me!

I thank Marsilio for the physical copy of this book.

Anna Maria Polidori