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Niccolò Ammaniti

    September 25, 1966

    Niccolò Ammaniti is celebrated for his compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of human nature. His writing style is characterized by its raw intensity and unflinching exploration of both the darker and more hopeful aspects of life. He masterfully captures the experiences of characters navigating challenging circumstances, revealing profound truths about resilience and the search for belonging. Ammaniti's work offers a powerful and immersive reading experience that resonates deeply with audiences.

    Let the Games Begin
    Me And You
    The Crossroads
    Crimini
    I'm not scared
    Steal You Away
    • Steal You Away

      • 405 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.0(2847)Add rating

      In swampy Ischiano Scalo, where the adults are all losers and the children dream of escape, meek little Pietro is tested to destruction by the school psychopath, and is betrayed by his parents, his favourite teacher and, in his most self-fulfilling act, himself

      Steal You Away
    • I'm not scared

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
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      A new cover edition of Ammaniti's internationally bestselling literary thriller

      I'm not scared
    • Features Italian crime writers who present nine short-stories with settings ranging from Milan to Palermo by way of Rome and even Guadeloupe. This work includes tales of ordinary criminals: a drug-addled cosmetic surgeon, inept blackmailers and various other low-lifes lusting after easy money.

      Crimini
    • The prize-winning international bestseller from the author of I'm Not Scared

      The Crossroads
    • Me And You

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      3.6(300)Add rating

      Room meets Stand By Me, in a thrilling tale of the loss of innocence

      Me And You
    • Let the Games Begin

      • 329 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.6(4035)Add rating

      The prize-winning international bestseller from the author of I'm Not Scared

      Let the Games Begin
    • Anna

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.4(315)Add rating

      Ammaniti sets a new standard in post-apocalyptic fiction . . . This story of children running wild in Sicily brilliantly manipulates the usual models even as it transcends their limits . . . In the midst of wonderfully detailed disorder, one girl named Anna struggles to survive, fighting off feral dogs and crazed children and enduring one of recent literature's most nightmarish visions of hell on earth as she tries to feed and protect her young brother, Astor John Burnside Guardian

      Anna
    • Andrea Camilleri und seine kriminalistischen Komplizen wissen es: Jeder Mensch verspürt mindestens einmal im Leben den sicheren Drang, jemanden umzubringen. Diese Freudsche These hat die Crème de la Crème der modernen italienischen Kriminalliteratur zu den vorliegenden Erzählungen inspiriert. Ob es um die Obsession des Erfolgs, um Korruption oder um die Abgründe des ganz normalen Alltags geht: Die neun spannenden Geschichten mediterraner Prägung zeigen Italiens dunkle Seele in all ihren Facetten - mal bitterböse, mal voller schwarzem Humor und manchmal auch mit einem liebevollen Augenzwinkern.

      Ich weiß um deine dunkle Seele
    • Rino e Cristiano Zena sono padre e figlio, e sono una famiglia, perché la madre se n'è andata e loro vivono soli. Cristiano potrebbe essere un adolescente come tanti, ma è Rino a non essere un padre come gli altri: disoccupato, emarginato, violento, alcolista, tenuto sotto controllo dall'assistenza sociale che minaccia di revocargli la custodia del figlio. Rino tuttavia ama Cristiano e si dedica a lui: con tenerezza, con affetto vero lo educa alla violenza e al culto della forza. Con i suoi amici Danilo e Quattro Formaggi non costituisce soltanto un trio di balordi, ma un vero e proprio clan, appassionato e affettuoso, che si prende cura del ragazzo. Alle loro vicende si intrecciano quelle della ragazzina di cui Cristiano è segretamente innamorato, Fabiana, e della sua amica Marina.

      Come dio comando
    • Due racconti - uno dei quali inedito - scritti a a quattro mani da Nicolò Ammaniti e Antonio Manzini, che mostrano al meglio la vena grottesca, divertente e allo stesso tempo intrisa di malinconia che caratterizza il grande autore di capolavori come Io non ho paura e Come Dio comanda (premio Strega 2007). L'esilarante, intensa, straziante lettura degli autori rende questi testi due autentici piccoli capolavori teatrali.

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