Niccolò Ammaniti () is an

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writer, winner of the

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in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''

I'm Not Scared ''I'm Not Scared'' ( it, Io non ho paura, ''I Am Not Afraid'') is a 2003 Italian crime mystery thriller film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Francesa Marciano and Niccolò Ammaniti wrote the script, basing it on Niccolò Ammaniti's successful ...

'' (''Io non ho paura''), a novel which was later made into a

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directed by

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Biography

Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome. He studied Biological Sciences at university, and though he did not complete his degree, his first novel, '' Branchie'' (published by Ediesse in 1994, and then by Einaudi in 1997), drew on his unfinished dissertation. In 1999, ''Branchie'' was adapted into a movie with the same title. In 1995 Ammaniti and his father Massimo published the essay ''Nel nome del figlio''. In 1996 he appeared with his sister in the low-budget movie '' Growing Artichokes in Mimongo''. A short novel written with Luisa Brancaccio for the anthology ''Gioventù Cannibale'' edited by Daniele Brolli came out in 1996, as did a collection of short stories, ''Fango''. In 1999 the novel '' Steal You Away'' (''Ti prendo e ti porto via''), was published and in 2001 ''

'' (''Io non ho paura''), which won the 2001

Viareggio Prize The Viareggio Prize ( it, Premio Viareggio, italic=no or ) is an Italian literary prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and Leonida Rèpaci, to rival the Milanes ...

and was adapted into a film directed by

in 2003. In 2006, he published '' As God Commands'' (''Come Dio comanda''), which won the

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. The novel was adapted into a

, once again by

. In 2009, he published ''Let the Games Begin'' (''Che la festa cominci''), and in 2010 '' Me and You'' (''Io e te''), which was later adapted into a

directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

. The script, co-written by Bertolucci, Ammaniti, and others, was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2013 David di Donatello awards and at the 2013 Italian Golden Globe. In 2015, he published the novel '' Anna''.

List of works

*''Branchie'', Roma, Ediesse, 1994. ; Torino, Einaudi, 1997. . *''Ti prendo e ti porto via'', Milano, Mondadori, 1999. . *''Io non ho paura'', Torino, Einaudi, 2001. . *''Come Dio comanda'', Milano, Mondadori, 2006. . *''Che la festa cominci'', Torino, Einaudi, 2009. . *''Io e te'', Torino, Einaudi, 2010. . *''Anna'', Torino, Einaudi, 2015. .

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ammaniti, Niccolo 1966 births Living people Writers from Rome 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian novelists Strega Prize winners Viareggio Prize winners Italian male novelists 21st-century Italian male writers Ciak d'oro winners