Most us like reading books whether it is philosophical, drama, romance, comic, or informative. We encounter several such situations in life, however, reading good books can help you out and will give you all the answers that you want from your life.
As we all are going through lot of problems these days, due to coronavirus pandemic. This is a time when you need to choose a good book and read it. The world is struggling and fighting COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is disturbed and bored as being locked in their homes from so many days, you all should utilise the time in a best way possible perhaps, reading books is not a bad option.
World Book Day is celebrated every year on April 23. This day is also known as World Copyright Day.
World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration that aims to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Every year on April 23, the world holds celebrations to recognize the scope of the book-the connection between the past and the future, passed on from generation to generation and cross-cultural bridge.
World Book Day 2020: Theme
Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO sums up the theme of 2019 through these words; “Books have the unique ability both to entertain and to teach. They are at once a means of exploring realms beyond our personal experience through exposure to different authors, universes and cultures, and a means of accessing the deepest recesses of our inner selves.”
History
The idea of commemorating World Book Day was originally proposed by Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andres as a means to honour the renowned author, Miguel de Cervantes (best-known for Don Quixote), first on his birth anniversary, October 7, followed by his death anniversary, April 23. UNESCO then decided that World Book and Copyright Day will be celebrated on April 23 every year, since this date is also the death anniversary of prominent authors such as William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
Significance
We celebrate World Book and Copyright Day around the world to recognize that the scope of books is the connection between the past and the future, as well as the bridge between culture and generations.
Here are some quotes on books by famous authors:
“I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
– Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
– Oscar Wilde in The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
– Neil Gaiman in Coraline
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
– Jhumpa Lahiri in The Namesake
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
– Haruki Murakami in Norwegian Wood
So, here we have created a list of books for people that they must read:
- Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
- The Lord of the Rings ( J. R. R. Tolkien)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
- The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
- Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
- Harry Potter Series ( J. K. Rowling)
- Tuesday With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
- Midnight’s Children (Salman Rushdie)
- Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
- The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
