Men are not islands. The classics help us live.

Based on John Donne's famous meditation, Nuccio Ordine expands his ideal library, inviting us to read and reread m are selected pages of universal literature. Convinced that a brilliant quote can arouse the reader's curiosity and encourage them to read the work from which it comes, Ordine continues his defense of the classics, demonstrating that literature is fundamental to fostering understanding and compassion among people.