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OverviewLorenzo has a few issues. They include the fact that he doesn't have, or want, any friends. Because this is making his parents unhappy, he tells them he has been invited on a skiing holiday with a group from school. In fact, he is planning to spend the week happily ensconced in the cellar of their apartment building with a supply of canned tuna. Then his estranged older sister Olivia turns up in the cellar with some issues of her own. Over the next few days, as Lorenzo helps her through her heroin withdrawal, they form an intense bond. And Olivia reveals some secrets that the family have kept from Lorenzo. Niccolò Ammaniti, the author of the hugely popular I'm Not Scared, has been described as 'the best novelist of his generation'. With this breathtaking novel, he has produced a small masterpiece. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Niccolo Ammaniti , Kylee DoustPublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.148kg ISBN: 9781921758775ISBN 10: 1921758775 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 30 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationNiccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. He has written two collections of short stories and six novels, four of which have been translated into English. He was the youngest ever winner of the Italian Viareggio Literary Prize for Fiction for his best-selling novel I’m Not Scared, which has been translated into thirty-five languages. The Crossroads received the Premio Strega Prize in 2007, Italy’s equivalent to the Booker Prize. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |