I'm Not Scared Niccolo Ammaniti

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A new cover edition of Ammaniti's internationally bestselling literary thriller

I'm Not Scared Summary

I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti

One relentlessly hot summer, six children explore the scorched wheat-fields that enclose their tiny Italian village. When the gang find a dilapidated farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano makes a discovery so momentous he dare not tell a soul. It is a secret that will force Michele to question everything and everyone around him. An unputdownable thriller, I'm Not Scared is also a devastatingly authentic portrayal of childhood and the tension when it must join the adult world.

I'm Not Scared Reviews

A deft masterpiece with never a false note. * * Guardian * *
I'm Not Scared is an exquisite parable. Ammaniti's short staccato sentences effectively describe the isolation and simplicity of rural subsistence, while long passages of direct dialogue touchingly portray the children's naive perceptions. * * Daily Telegraph * *
Ammaniti's prose is faultless from the first . . . The brevity of his sentences, the clarity and perfection of each image, gives his novel some of the flavour of a child's picture book. * * Independent on Sunday * *
The new Italian word for talent is Ammaniti. * * The Times * *
Beneath this simplicity, Ammaniti weaves in the fairytale metaphors we know so well, giving the novel a haunting profundity. * * Sunday Herald * *
a strong and surprising rites of passage novel that leaves a legacy of thought and intrigue * * Books for Keeps * *

About Niccolo Ammaniti

Niccolo Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. He has written four novels and a collection of short stories. His first novel, Steal You Away, was longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. I'm Not Scared was the winner of the prestigious Italian Viareggio-Repaci Prize for Fiction, and has been translated into thirty-five languages. The Crossroads received the Premio Strega Prize 2007. Translated from the Italian by Jonathan Hunt. Hunt currently divides his time between Italy and Britain. His translations include Niccolo Ammaniti's The Crossroads and Steal You Away, and Tommaso Pincio's Love Shaped Story.

Additional information

Sku

GOR000551331

ISBN 13

9781841954424

ISBN 10

184195442X

Title

I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti

Author

Niccolo Ammaniti

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Year published

20040215

Number of pages

208

Prizes

Winner of Viareggio Literary Prize for Fiction 2001

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us