As_God_Commands_(novel)

<i>As God Commands</i> (novel)

As God Commands (novel)

2006 novel by Niccolò Ammaniti

For other uses, see As God Commands.

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

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


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