Io non ho paura (I’m Not Scared)
I’m Not Scared was made into an acclaimed film by Gabriele Salvatores in 2008.
“The new Italian word for talent is Ammaniti.”
The Times
“A deft masterpiece with never a false note.”
The Guardian
The hottest summer of the twentieth century. A tiny community of five houses in the middle of wheat fields. While the adults shelter indoors, six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. In the midst of that sea of golden wheat, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dare not tell anyone about it. To come to terms with what he finds, he will have to draw strength from his own imagination and sense of humanity. The reader witnesses a dual story: the one that is seen through Michele’s eyes, and the tragedy involving the adults of this isolated hamlet. The result is an immensely powerful, lyrical and skilfully narrated novel, reminiscent of Stephen King’s Stand By Me.
Publication date: 01.01.2001
Publisher: Einaudi
Number of Pages: 230
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