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OverviewEVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY, SOMETIMES . . . Lorenzo Cuni is a fourteen-year-old loner. His wealthy parents think he is away on a school skiing trip, but, in fact, he has stowed away in a forgotten cellar. He plans to live in perfect isolation for a week, keeping the adult world at bay. Then a visit from his estranged half-sister, Olivia, changes everything. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Niccolo Ammaniti , Kylee DoustPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.123kg ISBN: 9780857861986ISBN 10: 0857861980 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 07 February 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews* Exuberant and audacious. Observer * The new Italian word for talent is Ammaniti. The Times * A fearsomely gifted writer. Independent * A master storyteller. Guardian * The story of a young boy who's heading towards adulthood. This book amazed me -- Bernardo Bertolucci * Near perfect [...] this small gem of storytelling has the balance just about right. Scotland on Sunday * Exuberant and audacious. Observer * The new Italian word for talent is Ammaniti. The Times * A fearsomely gifted writer. Independent * A master storyteller. Guardian * The story of a young boy who's heading towards adulthood. This book amazed me -- Bernardo Bertolucci * Near perfect [...] this small gem of storytelling has the balance just about right. Scotland on Sunday * Ammaniti's matter-of-fact, unadorned prose captures Lorenzo's angst-ridden, incomprehending world-view with a confident clarity, and as resolution back in the present day beckons, he plots the course of their filial relationship with a deft, understated skill -- Bram E Gieben The Skinny 20130223 * Me and You is a slim volume which takes only a couple of hours to read. But thanks to the skilfully presented Lorenzo and the poignant reconciliation of the boy with his half-sister, it lingers in the memory for much, much longer -- Alastair Mabbott The Herald 20130302 Author InformationNiccolo Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. He has written three novels and a collection of short stories. His first novel, Steal You Away, was longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. He won the prestigious Italian Viareggio-Repaci Prize for Fiction with his bestselling novel I'm Not Scared, which has been translated into thirty-five languages. The Crossroads received the Premio Strega in 2007.Kylee Doust studied Italian literature and linguistics at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She has lived in Italy since 1998. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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