Il sogno. L’Europa s’è desta!

A surprising and poetic journey, yet firmly grounded in reality, that traces the history of our continent – through both light and shadow – offering a path to face today’s challenges without fear. So that the dream may continue.

Watched by nearly five million viewers on Rai 1, The Dream is much more than a televised monologue. It is an invitation to rediscover Europe as an idea, as a hope, and as our common home.
In this text, Roberto Benigni overturns clichés and prejudices, presenting our continent in a new and unexpected light. He reminds us of the profound reasons that led to its unification.
It is a passionate, vibrant account of the events and figures – often little known – who dared to think differently and envision a new world: from Giuseppe Garibaldi to the heroes of Ventotene, from Jean Monnet to Sofia Corradi, the visionary behind the Erasmus programme.
This is a book that speaks to the future of us all. It calls on us to rediscover the spirit of unity that made Europe the safest continent in the world – a stronghold of democracy and peace. An essential volume for anyone who loved the televised performance, and for all those who wish to rediscover – through the words of one of Italy’s greatest artists – the meaning and beauty of the European dream. A story like a novel, whose brightest chapters are yet to be written.