The Crossroads by Niccolo Ammaniti (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Crossroads by Niccolo Ammaniti Cristiano Zena lives with his hard-drinking father, Rino. Rino Zena and his cronies are planning a ram raid on an ATM using a converted tractor. The wary, adoring Cristiano sits in on their meetings, watching their half-baked plans unravel. He has no idea that something very, very bad is about to happen. Or that it will change his life forever. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Thousands of depressed little towns, villages and hamlets dot the vast plain where Cristiano Zena lives with his hard-drinking father Rino. Unfocused urban sprawl with no centre to look to and nothing to look forward to.Rito Zena and his cronies Danilo and Qauttro Formaggi are planning a ram raid on an ATM using a converted tractor. The wary, adoring Cristiano sits in on their meetings, watching their half-baked plans unravel, and thinks about the unattainable Fabiana Ponticelli.He has no idea that something very, very bad is about to happen. Or that it will change his life forever.Niccolo Ammaniti, author of the loved and acclaimed Im Not Scared, brings an extraordinary blend of tenderness, buffoonery and violent tragedy to this gritty, compelling novel from Italys industrial wastelands. Author Biography Niccolò 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 Im Not Scared, which has been translated into thirty-five languages. The Crossroads received the Premio Strega Prize in 2007, Italys equivalent to the Booker Prize. Review Ammaniti…writes with a freshness and vitality, not to mention a gross humour, that reflects modern pulp fiction and pulp cinema at its finest. And I mean that as a compliment…The Crossroads is no exception. The portrait it paints of Italian life is so bleak, and sometimes so crudely hilarious, that it should invite the fall of yet another Italian government…Ammaniti is the real deal. His novel proceeds at breakneck pace. * Australian *The interweaving of the action with the various colliding stories is absolutely masterful. Ammaniti continues to cement his reputation as Italys best young writer. Written with pace and a precision that is crafted with care and intelligence, The Crossroads is a rare novel that brings the human condition bluntly to the fore…Both confrontational, and a delicious pleasure to read. * Weekend Press *Ammaniti has cranked up the volume for his blistering new novel…The Crossroads is a rollickingly dark horror-comic, a gruelling piece of fun…Ammaniti is a fearsomely gifted writer. * Independent *Ammaniti writes about an Italy you dont read about in the travel books…Ammaniti excels here—as he did in Im Not Scared—in capturing the thought processes and fears and desires of children. His style is gritty and, once you start reading him, you cant put him down. * Sunday Telegraph * Prizes Long-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2011 (Ireland) Review Quote The interweaving of the action with the various colliding stories is absolutely masterful. Ammaniti continues to cement his reputation as Italys best young writer. Written with pace and a precision that is crafted with care and intelligence, The Crossroads is a rare novel that brings the human condition bluntly to the fore…Both confrontational, and a delicious pleasure to read. Details ISBN1921520833 Author Niccolo Ammaniti Pages 416 Year 2010 ISBN-10 1921520833 ISBN-13 9781921520839 Format Paperback Publication Date 2010-01-04 Imprint The Text Publishing Company Place of Publication Melbourne Country of Publication Australia DEWEY 853.914 Translator Jonathan Hunt Publisher Text Publishing Language English Media Book Alternative 9781921776298 Audience General NZ Release Date 2010-01-03 AU Release Date 2010-01-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:24020799;

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