The book by the living classic of Italian literature Bianca Pitzorno (born 1942), "Listen to My Heart," with illustrations by Quentin Blake, was published in 1991 and instantly won readers’ love.
In an autobiographical novel, the writer tells about a single school year in the early 1950s.
Absurd episodes that show adults’ capriciousness and children’s helplessness in the face of their unfairness alternate with funny creations of the main heroine—the stories about a turtle, a chronicle of fighting the Flatterers and the Hypocrites, and girl talk.
The book was published with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic.