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Winner of the prestigious 2001 Viareggio-Repaci Prize for Fiction. 1978, the hottest summer of the twentieth century. In a tiny Italian rural community, the adults shelter indoors while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. In the midst of a 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 such classics as Stand By Me, To Kill a Mockingbird andThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer. A compelling and utterly absorbing read, I'm Not Scared reinforces Ammaniti's status as a major literary talent.
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The Italian countryside in the summer of 1978. The hottest for nearly a century, when adults migrated indoors behind shutters to wait for the relatively cooler evenings before emerging. Children, free of parental restraint, make the most of this and spend their days playing in the countryside, enjoying their new-found freedom. In the tiny hamlet of Acqua Traverse, Michele and his friends cycle the surrounding area, gradually going further and further away from home. Playing games involving forfeits for the loser, it is this that causes Michele to make a momentous discovery, one that will change his life forever. With a child's naivete, he is unable to comprehend the implications of his find and treats the situation as just another childhood adventure. But even at his young age, he realises he must treat it with trepidation, fear and secrecy. Author Niccolo Ammaniti spins a magical yet eery tale of a childhood summer spoilt by an adult crime, slowly building up the tension until the final shocking conclusion. Capturing a child's mind with uncanny accuracy, he takes the reader back to their adolescence and the fears and inquisitiveness that goes with it. This is a stunning, startling read admirably translated by Jonathan Hunt. - Lucy Watson
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The international bestseller from the winner of the Viareggio Prize and the Strega Prize.I'm Not Scared is a devastatingly authentic portrayal of childhood.1978, the hottest summer of the twentieth century. In a tiny Italian rural community, the adults shelter indoors while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. In the midst of a 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 such classics as Stand By Me, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.A compelling and utterly absorbing read, I'm Not Scared reinforces Ammaniti's status as a major literary talent.'Niccol Ammaniti is the best novelist of his generation.' Il Giornale'Ammaniti, one of the most admired figures on the Italian fiction scene.uses short sentences like the cracks of a whip and sharp paragraphs to make our hearts race and carry us to the edge of the abyss.' ABC, Spain'Readers will find this accomplished work hard to put down and even harder to forget.' Publishers Weekly'A tense, breathless book, written with self-confidence and vitality.' La Stampa 1978. The hottest summer of the twentieth century. In a tiny Italian rural community, nine-year-old Michele makes a discovery so momentous and terrifying that he dare not tell anyone. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781877008467
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Paperback. Condition: Good. One relentless summer, six children explore the scorched wheatfields that surround their tiny community in the Italian countryside, while the adults shelter indoors. But when the gang chances on a tumbledown farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano makes a discovery so momentous he dare not tell anyone about it. I'm Not Scared is a devastatingly authentic portrayal of childhood, and Michele must summon all of his imaginative resources to deal with his terrible secret. This is an enthralling and terrifying story about friendship and betrayal, guilt and innocence, which drives us inexorably to its tragic climax. 222 pages. Seller Inventory # 1582475
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