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San francisco chronicle, february 9, 2003 reading im not scared is an exciting, provocative experience. In the overwhelming summer heat of 1978, michele amitrano is nineyears old and he lives in the tiny hamlet acqua traverse, an unidentified region in southern italy, composed of a clutch of houses encircled by vast expanses of wheatfields. I was drawn into the story immediately by the short terse prose, the descriptions of the countryside and the dialogue and actions of the young children in the story. The international bestselling novel of childhood innocence lost in rural italy is a gripping read. Niccolo ammaniti, author, jonathan hunt, translator, trans. Im not scared im not scared by niccolo ammaniti is a dramatic thriller in which the author portrays the contrasting themes of loyalty and betrayal with the use of symbolism and characterisation. In the midst of that sea of golden wheat, nineyearold michele amitrano discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dare not tell anyone about it.
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