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                 THE  LITTLE  PRINCE

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible por le yeux.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944 ) - in full Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupéry.

French aviator and writer, real life hero who looked at adventure and danger with poet's eyes , sometimes from the viewpoint of a child. His most famous work is the Little Prince (1943) which  he also illustrated.

During World War II he served as a pilot. He was shot down on a mission over France in 1944.

                THE  NAME  OF  THE  ROSE

The author of this amazing novel is Umberto Eco. He is an Italian medievalist, philosopher and novelist. He is a Master in Semiotics,Linguistics, Aesthetics and Morality. He has been awarded over thirty Honorary Doctorates.He was born on January 5,1932 in Alessandria in the region of Piedmont.

This book is not easy or straight foward read.It has many passages in untranslated Latin. But if you are persistent you can learn a lot from this exiciting and shocking story.It blends erudition and entertainment.

I will give you an advice, first read the book and then see the film.  But if you don't like reading,ok, watch it, but please don't miss it !!!

                  GIRL  WITH  A  PEARL  EARRING

The author of this touching and interesting book is Tracy Chevalier.

This is a work of fiction but full of emotional feelings. I like to think that the story could have been real and Griet did exist.I love this novel ! Also the film is worth watching it.

If you are interested in this book , please check this site out : www.tchevalier.com You will find useful information, especially about the Dutch painter Johannes (Jan) Vermeer.

                  THE  ALCHEMIST

Paulo Coelho was born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.He wrote The Alchemist in 1987. This book became a best seller in many countries of the world, it  has been translated into most languages, included Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Jewish,etc. So language won't be a problem for finding this book and reading it.

It is a highly symbolic book, a metaphor of life.