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The
2005 Award
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I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti translated from the Italian by Jonathan Hunt
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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hottest summer of the twentieth century. A tiny community of five houses
enclosed by wheat fields. While the adults shelter indoors, six children
venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Whilst exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse, 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 has found, Michele has to draw strength from his own sense of humanity…. It is Ammaniti's ability to inhabit the mind and perspective of his young hero that makes I'm Not Scared such an affecting and extraordinary novel. The book is a masterpiece of coming of age; a compelling portrait of losing one's innocence and a powerful reflection on the complexities and compromises inherent in growing up. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. This is his third novel and he has also published a collection of stories. At thirty-four, he was the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Viareggio-Repaci prize. |
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