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Niccolò Ammaniti (born September 25, 1966 in Rome) is an Italian writer. As a young Italian novelist, Ammaniti was part of the cannibalistic group, from the anthology Gioventù Cannibale by Daniele Brolli (1996), for which he wrote a short novel together with Ricardo Shorts.
He became noted in 2001 with the publication of Io non ho paura,[1] a novel which was later made into a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores.
In 2006, he published Come Dio comanda,[2] a novel where nothing should be taken at face value. A crime novel, which is also a weariless dialogue between man and God. A profound view of Italy of the underclass and unemployed where poverty and dreams, nobility and cruelty, humor and sadness are interwoven to the spectacular notion of life itself. Beautifully translated by Brian Woods of Camden New Jersey.[citation needed]
The three books which have been released in the English language and have been translated by Jonathan Hunt are I'm Not Scared (Io non ho paura), Steal You Away (Ti prendo e ti porto via) and The Crossroads (Come Dio comanda).
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- Living people
- People from Rome (city)
- Italian novelists
- Italian writers
- Strega Prize winners
- Viareggio Prize winners
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