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Italian literary superstar Niccol� Ammaniti’s debut novel, I’m Not Scared , prompted gushing praise, hit international best-seller lists, and was made into a smash indie film. With his highly anticipated follow-up, Ammaniti takes his unparalleled empathy for children, his scythe-sharp observations, and his knack for building tension to a whole new level. In a tiny Italian village, a young boy named Pietro is growing up tormented by bullies and ignored by his parents. When an aging playboy, Graziano Biglia, returns to town, a change is in the air: Pietro decides to take on the bullies, his lonely teacher Flora finds romance with the town’s prodigal son, and the inept janitor at the school proclaims his love for his favorite prostitute. But the village isn’t ready for such change, and when Graziano seduces and forgets Flora, both she and Pietro’s tentative hopes seem crushed forever. With great tenderness, Ammaniti shines light on the heart-wrenching failures and quiet redemptions of ordinary people trying to live extraordinary lives. I’ll Steal You Away is a fresh and classic story of a boy learning to be a man that delivers on the promise of Ammaniti’s acclaimed debut.
- Sales Rank: #430974 in Books
- Published on: 2006-08-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.32" h x 5.86" w x 8.52" l,
- Binding: Hardcover
- 416 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
A Masterpiece
By Guy R. Hearn
In "I'll Steal You Away" Ammaniti gives us two intersecting tales of people trying to escape the deadness and brutality of Italian provincial life, interspersing these stories with cameos, walk ons and diversions from a range of hilariously drawn characters.
And whilst I would agree that the one of these narrative threads - the story of Graziano Biglia, ageing Lothario and charicature of the Latin stud, desperately trying to conjure up a respectable future as the local boy made good, whilst being led by the nose by the skittish, gold digging nude dancer Erica - is frequently hilarious, embarrasingly well observed, and always diverting, ultimately this is an entertainment. Such a cartoon is Biglia, that it is hard to be anything other than amused by his sufferings, or those of Flora, drawn reluctantly into his web thanks to the inhibition-lowering effects of MDMA.
But in his other narrative thread, Ammaniti has created one of the great adoloscent characters in literature. I challenge anyone who had a less than perfect childhood - and that's most of us - not to relate strongly to Pietro Moroni. Pietro, 12 years old but small for his age, struggles with a dysfunctional family dominated by an abusive alcoholic father and with bullying and victimisation from the local toughs. His only salvation comes from being the best friend and soulmate of Gloria, the most beautiful and feisty girl in town. But as Pietro hits adolescence that plank is also becoming shaky, as friendship starts to turn into something else, with all the uncertainties and fears that brings.
Pietro is swept along on a wave of events that he has no way of controlling, let down by all the adults in his life, only able to turn to the always supportive, but not always wise, Gloria. Ultimately, as his narrative crosses paths with that of Biglia, he takes a series of unpredictable and shocking actions to take control of his life.
A book that can be hilarious, picaresque, and profound simultaneously is a rare thing indeed - and Pietro and Gloria's story in particular will stay with you for a long time. And for anyone who remembers the fear, pain, occasional rapture and general heightening of the senses of your first love / first crush, this book will stir up feelings and memories you've long forgotten.
Deliberately or not, Ammaniti has left plenty of room for a sequel and personally I hope he writes it. But for now, I heartily recommend this book to anyone with a heart.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Heat in a small town
By Jon Hunt
Niccolo Ammaniti's "new" book, "I'll Steal You Away" is a melange of small but very passionate vignettes concerning a cross section of people in Ischiano Scalo, an Italian Peyton Place. His protagonists are one Pietro Moroni, an uncertain pre-teen who carries the responsibility of the world on his shoulders and Graziano Biglia, a forty-something ne'er-do-well. Their lives are largely connected with Flora Palmieri, a local school teacher on whom Pietro seeks revenge for failing him at school and with whom Graziano has a whirlwind courtship lasting one night.
I'll Steal You Away" is "new" in the sense that it was written before his wonderful 2003 book, "I'm Not Scared" (after which a gratifying movie was made) and translated by Jonathan Hunt (no relation to me) earlier this year. Ammaniti's attention to detail and his often graphic descriptions of characters in sensual scenes are in abundance in "I'll Steal You Away". He knows how to tell a story. However, this earlier book suffers from being too long where "I'm Not Scared" was of an apt length. While one of the aims of the book is to transfer a sense of worth and power to Pietro from Graziano during an encounter where the youngster is being attacked by his peers and Graziano comes to Pietro's aid, it nonetheless takes almost the entire length of the book to get to that point.
Hunt's very British translation makes for a fun sidelight (at least for American readers!) but Ammaniti shines in the force of his narrative delivery. It's a good book but some editing would have made "I'll Steal You Away" an even better one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Not his best, but with good bits
By Alfred J. Kwak
Early (1999) third novel by Niccol� Ammaniti (NA), who won great praise for his second, `I'm not Afraid', which was made into an awards-winning movie. This reader has read (only) five of NA's books and finds this creation his least. Why? NA's second novel about a 9-year old showed him to be a great writer about the mindset of growing-up children. He may not have wanted to write another such book that would be criticized as a repetition, sequel, or whatever. So, in this book Pietro (12), unhappy at home and bullied at school, is one of a few believable characters of a farce. His best friend is privileged Gloria, too cute for words. NA joins him precariously with a co-star, Graziano Biglia (44), a carefree playboy, musician, globetrotter, erotic champion, who when forced to choose, always makes the wrong decision. Pietro and Graziano meet briefly, late in the novel... Why? Because they hail from the same coastal village NW of Rome.
The first half of this novel is full of bad jokes, superlatives, clich�s, prejudices, crude language and ugly violence. And references to Italian sing-along's, TV programs and -stars and English-language music and movies. Throughout the novel, the texts written in italics are a bonus to readers: they contain the thoughts of the main characters when under great pressure, in mortal fear.
Only after 250 pp a dramatic structure becomes evident. By then many readers may have given up. Persistent readers are rewarded by a satisfactory and dramatic ending. In an interview on internet, the author expressed his joy and satisfaction about writing this book. But he doubted that it could become a movie...
Overlong and full of bad taste, but altogether, a brilliant portrayal of a quiet child somehow driven to commit crimes. With 100-150 pp less, it would have been a better book.
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