Ich habe keine Angst
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783442457182 (3442457181)
Publish date: 2004
Publisher: Goldmann
Pages no: 252
Edition language: Deutsch
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Crime,
Italian Literature
As I began reading, I realized that I'd read this before. And I had the same impression of it this time as the first time. I liked it. It's a very evocative depiction of this moment in 9 yr old Michele's life. But ultimately, I wanted more than the narrow focus it provided. I really wished the scope...
Set during the heat wave in the summer of 1978, in rural Italy nine year old Michele and his friends pretty much have the countryside to themselves. The parents stay in and try to alleviate the heat in whatever ways they can. Michele is only concerned about today, like most children and does not yet...
This book is like riding on a rickety bicycle without brakes down a very very steep hill. It's short, fast-paced, gripping and scary. You really are not sure where you're going to end up. It is short (just around 200 pages) so you could read it in a sitting or two. The description of the idyll...
After so much waste paper I deserved a really good book, seriously. I had almost plegded not reading anything with a child or teen protagonist, but it was great, really.
A poignant coming of age story about the loss of innocence of a rural Italian boy. The tale is told with enough balance as to be emotionally and intellectually engaging without being overly sentimental.The style comes across as so effortless and the plot is so well handled, that one almost feels as...
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