"Ci sono cinquecento ragioni per le quali ho iniziato a scrivere per
i bambini, ma per non perdere troppo tempo, ne elencherò solo
una decina:
1 I bambini leggono libri, non recensioni. Per loro il giudizio dei
critici non vale una cicca
2 Non leggono per cercare un’identità
3 Non leggono per liberarsi dai sensi di colpa, né per soddisfare la
propria sete di ribellione, né per sbarazzarsi dell’alienazione
4 Non sanno che farsene della psicologia
5 Detestano la sociologia
6 Non cercano di capire Kafka né Finnegan’s Wake
7 Credono ancora in Dio, negli angeli, nei diavoli, nelle streghe,
nei folletti, nella logica, nella chiarezza, nella punteggiatura e in altri
simili vecchiumi
8 Amano le storie interessanti, non i commenti, non le guide alla
lettura, non le note a piè di pagina
9 Quando un libro li annoia sbadigliano senza scrupoli, senza alcuna
vergogna o timore dell’autorità
10 Non si aspettano che il loro scrittore preferito redima l’umanità.
Giovani come sono, capiscono che egli non ha questo potere. Solo gli adulti
hanno illusioni così infantili."
(I.B.Singer, Why I Write for Children in "The New York Times", 11
dicembre 1978. Trad. It.: I.B.Singer, Racconti, Meridiani, Mondadori
1998)
“Why I Write for Children” by
Isaac Bashevis Singer
There are five hundred reasons why I began to
write for children, but to save time I will mention only ten of them.
Number 1. Children read books, not reviews. They don’t give a hoot about the critics.
Number 2. Children’ don’t read to find their identity.
Number 3. They don’t read to free themselves of guilt, to quench their thirst for rebellion, or to get rid of alienation.
Number 4. They have no use for psychology.
Number 5. They detest sociology.
Number 6. They don’t try to understand Kafka or Finnegan’s Wake.
Number 7. They still believe in God, the family, angels, devils, witches, goblins, logic, clarity, punctuation, and other such obsolete stuff.
Number 8. They love interesting stories, not commentaries, guides, or footnotes.
Number 9. When a book is boring, they yawn openly, without any shame or fear of authority.
Number 10. They don’t expect their beloved writer to redeem humanity. Young as they are, they know that is not in his power. Only the adults have such childish illusions.
Number 1. Children read books, not reviews. They don’t give a hoot about the critics.
Number 2. Children’ don’t read to find their identity.
Number 3. They don’t read to free themselves of guilt, to quench their thirst for rebellion, or to get rid of alienation.
Number 4. They have no use for psychology.
Number 5. They detest sociology.
Number 6. They don’t try to understand Kafka or Finnegan’s Wake.
Number 7. They still believe in God, the family, angels, devils, witches, goblins, logic, clarity, punctuation, and other such obsolete stuff.
Number 8. They love interesting stories, not commentaries, guides, or footnotes.
Number 9. When a book is boring, they yawn openly, without any shame or fear of authority.
Number 10. They don’t expect their beloved writer to redeem humanity. Young as they are, they know that is not in his power. Only the adults have such childish illusions.
(ps: questo è il post n.1000 di questo blog)
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