Niccolò Ammaniti
Author of I'm Not Scared
About the Author
Image credit: (c) Greenpeace
Works by Niccolò Ammaniti
Il libro italiano dei morti 7 copies
Il miracolo 2 copies
Intimleben 1 copy
et je t'emmène 1 copy
Rispetto (in Fango) 1 copy
Lo zoologo (in Fango) 1 copy
Carta e ferro (in Fango) 1 copy
Zverinjak 1 copy
Bagno 1 copy
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Janson Directive • Winter's End • The House Sitter • I'm Not Scared (2003) 11 copies
Livros Condensados: O Macaco de Pedra | Um Passo de Dança | Eu Não tenho Medo | Melodia do Coração (2004) — Author — 4 copies
Det Bästas Bokval (2004) vol 234: Stenapan; Par och piruetter; Hinder i vägen; Jag är inte rädd — Author — 2 copies
Kirjavaliot - Tokion varjot, Kuikan huuto, Minä en pelkää, Keskellä kylmää talvea (2003) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Ammaniti, Niccolò
- Birthdate
- 1966-09-25
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Places of residence
- Rome, Italy
- Occupations
- screenwriter
writer - Awards and honors
- Premio Viareggio (2001)
Premio Strega (2007)
Premio Dessì (2011)
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The writing style reminds me of Haruki Murakami. Weird persona in weird situations and at the end of the story it turns out that every character had an impact on the life of some other character. Coincidence?
Short story collections are always hit or miss. Unfortunately this one was more miss than hit
Another Between the Covers rec! I did enjoy the story, which is sort of classic Stephen King-esque, but the writing and characters felt a bit light, although that might be the translation. And there was a frustrating lack of resolution - I know that was intentional, because the nine year old narrator never found out what was going on with the little boy in the hole, but I still needed answers! I feel like this would be a good text to study in class - chock full of themes about fear and trust and growing up, and only 200 pages.… (more)
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- Works
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.6
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Niccolò Ammaniti
Publicado: 2009 | 222 páginas
Novela Humor Sátira
El rico constructor Sasà Chiatti organiza en su residencia de Villa Ada, en Roma, una fiesta que será el acontecimiento más grande de la República italiana. Entre cocineros búlgaros, cirujanos estéticos, actrices, futbolistas, tigres, elefantes, el conocido escritor Fabrizio Ciba y las Bestias de Abadón, la desquiciada secta satánica de Oriolo Romano, protagonizan una aventura de héroes y comparsas que dan vida a una grandiosa y disparatada comedia humana.… (more)