heart of glass

Author's name: Jose Mauro

Tales are stories that tell our reality through the tongues of animals and other creatures, breathed into them and clothed in the cloak of emotions and memories. “Heart of Glass” brings together four tales of this enchanting narrative style by a writer who sees everything in fantasy and imagination; they are his angle and window through which he overlooks the world and his literature. These tales intertwine, following the ups and downs of a spacious farm. They feature four characters destroyed by vanity, stupidity, and human pride: the Blue Bird, the Little Red Fish, the Golden Horse, and the Little Mango Tree. The work dates back to 1964, a time when there was little talk about the destruction of the planet’s ecological balance. Yet, as if predicting what was to come, the book transforms the relationship between humans and nature—and environmental conservation—into simple yet poignant stories of love and loss. Many years have passed since these stories were in our hands, making us think that abandoning this magic is related to the dangers that threaten the survival of the Earth. The stories of “Heart of Glass” are a unique way of thinking about what is within us and what is around us; indeed, about existence as a whole.