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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
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
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Lorenzo Cuni is a fourteen-year-old loner. His wealthy parents think he is away on a school skiiing 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.
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Format:Hardcover
'Me and You' once again illustrates the skill of European authors in saying more in a condensed form than in many novels three times the length. Focussing on the character of Lorenzo, a sad and troubled young boy, who deceives his parents by not actually attending a ski-ing trip, but hiding out for the week in the basement of his building. Ammaniti constructs a beautifully compact examination of how easily family relationships can go awry and the alienation that can ensue. When Lorenzo's equally troubled half-sister enters his hideaway, this theme of family really comes to the fore as she battles her own demons and gains some solidarity with the little brother that she barely knows. The close of the novel contains a shocking but incredibly poignant denouement. A wonderful novel that was both thought-provoking and beautifully written.
Format:Hardcover
Me and You is a simple read that belies how very well written (and translated) the novella is. For readers who have read Ammaniti's other work the setting of modern Rome is a change of pace from rural, elegiac Italy but, as always, the protagonists are fascinatingly flawed. A novella that's easy enough to polish off in one sitting, my thoughts keep returning to it and particularly to the ending. Me and You is not Ammaniti's best novel, but they can't all be the best and this one is more than worth the read.
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Me & You by Niccolo Ammaniti
I was really looking forward to this book, having read I'm Not Scared and finding it a real tour de force.
Me & You has less narrative drive than I'm not Scared, but still explores Ammaniti's fascination with children discovering the secrets of adults.
Lorenzo Cuni is a 14-year-old loner, whose has an intense (possibly unhealthy) relationship with his mother. To please her, and as part of an internal fantasy, he says he has been invited on a week long ski trip with the `cool` kids.
It is a lie, and to cover his tracks Lorenzo hides for a week in a cellar. But a visit from his estranged half-sister Olivia changes everything...
This is a novella, and as such does not explore all the issues in depth. But it is complete, and succinctly exposes the world of adults as false, leading us to a genuine sadness and empathy with the young people.
I would have liked to see Ammaniti write another 30,000 words and really take us on a journey with this story, as there are lots of `gaps`. But taking it as the novella it is, it is very moving and well written. And maybe the `gaps` are where the reader can make the most powerful connections?
I was really looking forward to this book, having read I'm Not Scared and finding it a real tour de force.
Me & You has less narrative drive than I'm not Scared, but still explores Ammaniti's fascination with children discovering the secrets of adults.
Lorenzo Cuni is a 14-year-old loner, whose has an intense (possibly unhealthy) relationship with his mother. To please her, and as part of an internal fantasy, he says he has been invited on a week long ski trip with the `cool` kids.
It is a lie, and to cover his tracks Lorenzo hides for a week in a cellar. But a visit from his estranged half-sister Olivia changes everything...
This is a novella, and as such does not explore all the issues in depth. But it is complete, and succinctly exposes the world of adults as false, leading us to a genuine sadness and empathy with the young people.
I would have liked to see Ammaniti write another 30,000 words and really take us on a journey with this story, as there are lots of `gaps`. But taking it as the novella it is, it is very moving and well written. And maybe the `gaps` are where the reader can make the most powerful connections?
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