As God Commands (novel)

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As God Commands
Cover of As God Commands
AuthorNiccolò Ammaniti
Original titleCome Dio comanda
TranslatorJonathan Hunt[1]
LanguageItalian
GenreFiction narrative
Published
Publication placeItaly
Media typePrint
Pages495
ISBN8804502797
OCLC74311261

As God Commands (Italian: Come Dio comanda), also known as The Crossroads,[2] is a novel by Niccolò Ammaniti.

In 2008, director Gabriele Salvatores adapted the novel into a film of the same name.

Plot

It tells the misadventure of Cristiano Zena, 13 year-old, and his father Rino in an Italian suburban area.

Reception

The Guardian described the novel as "overexplicit" and flipping "over into the truly grotesque".[2] The New Yorker outlined the story of the novel as "grim but redemptive".[3] The Los Angeles Times praised the novel "as gritty as it is suspenseful".[4]

As God Commands won the 2007 Strega Prize with 144/356 votes.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b As God commands. OCLC 316039829. Retrieved 15 August 2015 – via WorldCat.
  2. ^ a b Litt, Toby (24 January 2009). "The Italian job". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "As God Commands". The New Yorker. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ^ Marler, Regina (23 November 2009). "'As God Commands' by Niccolò Ammaniti". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Niccolò Ammaniti vince il Premio Strega" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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