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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'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
'Exuberant and audacious' -- Observer
'An original, thought-provoking and well-written piece of fiction... Ammaniti takes us on a remarkable voyage through the fear of future responsibility which awaits young people on the brink of adulthood and laces it with all the irony, self-criticism and self-indulgence familiar to that age-group. This is a powerful novel, which asks us to consider the relationships we have with our own siblings and the memories of our own adolescence' -- Emilia Ippolito, The Independent
'Near perfect [...] this small gem of storytelling has the balance just about right' --Scotland on Sunday
'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
'Exuberant and audacious' -- Observer
'An original, thought-provoking and well-written piece of fiction... Ammaniti takes us on a remarkable voyage through the fear of future responsibility which awaits young people on the brink of adulthood and laces it with all the irony, self-criticism and self-indulgence familiar to that age-group. This is a powerful novel, which asks us to consider the relationships we have with our own siblings and the memories of our own adolescence' -- Emilia Ippolito, The Independent
'Near perfect [...] this small gem of storytelling has the balance just about right' --Scotland on Sunday
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'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.
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This very short novel is about an encounter between the narrator as a 14 year old and his 23 year old half-sister, each of whom has a reason for hiding in the basement of the appartment block in Rome in which his parents live.
This has many of the wonderful qualities of Ammaniti's other novels (I've the only three I think have been translated - I would recommend them all very strongly): a very sensitive grip on the hopes, aspirations and fears of young people just turning into adults, the creation of episodes that combine deep feeling with comedy, and forward narrative drive - it's a very easy read.
If I prefer Ammaniti's other novels, it's mostly that they are simply more substantial - but also that here I found that the set-up of the main situation took quite a bit of the book (and was not the most interesting/captivating part), that the framing device (of a first and last chapter set 10 years later) seemed a bit obvious, and in 'Black Cat' paperback when you finish reading the novel, you are faced with 20 odd questions for discussion, asking why the author refers to Batesian theories etc - which I could have lived without!
Having said all that, there is very much to enjoy. I look forward to the next novel!
This has many of the wonderful qualities of Ammaniti's other novels (I've the only three I think have been translated - I would recommend them all very strongly): a very sensitive grip on the hopes, aspirations and fears of young people just turning into adults, the creation of episodes that combine deep feeling with comedy, and forward narrative drive - it's a very easy read.
If I prefer Ammaniti's other novels, it's mostly that they are simply more substantial - but also that here I found that the set-up of the main situation took quite a bit of the book (and was not the most interesting/captivating part), that the framing device (of a first and last chapter set 10 years later) seemed a bit obvious, and in 'Black Cat' paperback when you finish reading the novel, you are faced with 20 odd questions for discussion, asking why the author refers to Batesian theories etc - which I could have lived without!
Having said all that, there is very much to enjoy. I look forward to the next novel!
By Parizad
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This is a fast and touching read. It is short but deep, with realistic and beautifully developed characters. The narrative is smooth and real without dramatising for a bitter story.
I recommend it and will definitely read more of Ammanini.
I recommend it and will definitely read more of Ammanini.
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Me and You
Excellent storyline, and very easy to read. He has excellent ideas and conveys them will an excellent use of words.
Published 3 months ago by S. Hall
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Loved it
Another absolute masterpeice from an amazing author.. As good if not better than his other books.. Eagerly await his next book
Published 3 months ago by T PATMORE
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Resounding novella by a brilliant writer
The me and you of the title are Lorenzo, 14 and his half-sister Olivia, 23. This stunning novella is situated in Rome in 2000. Read more
Published 7 months ago by P. A. Doornbos
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Short but powerful
You will read this novella in just a couple of hours. Nevertheless, it is a powerful and interesting story with well developed characters which will leave you thinking afterwards.
Published 9 months ago by Joe
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Enjoyable and thought-provoking
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... Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Blythe
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I was really looking forward to this book, having read I'm Not Scared and finding it a real tour de force. Read more
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