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Niccolò Ammaniti

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Niccolò Ammaniti
Ammaniti in 2010
Ammaniti in 2010
Born(1966-09-25)25 September 1966(age 57)[1]
Rome,Italy[1]
Notable awards
Premio Strega
Spouse
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(m.2005)​
Website
Official website

Niccolò Ammaniti(Italian pronunciation:[nikkoˈlɔammaˈniːti]) is anItalianwriter, winner of thePremio Stregain 2007 forAs God Commands(also published under the titleThe Crossroads). He became noted in 2001 with the publication ofI'm Not Scared(Io non ho paura),[2]a novel which was later made into amoviedirected byGabriele Salvatores.

Biography

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Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome on 25 September 1966. He studied Biological Sciences at university, and though he did not complete his degree,[1]his first novel,Branchie(published by Ediesse in 1994, and then by Einaudi in 1997),[3]drew from his unfinished dissertation.[4][1]In 1999,Branchiewas adapted into amovie with the same title.[1]In 1995, Ammaniti and his father Massimo published the essayNel nome del figlio.[3]In 1996, he appeared with his sister in the low-budget movieGrowing Artichokes in Mimongo.[1]

A short novel written with Luisa Brancaccio for the anthologyGioventù Cannibaleedited byDaniele Brollicame out in 1996,[1]as did a collection of short stories,Fango.[5]Fangowas shortlisted as a finalist work at the 1997 Premio Nazionale di Narrativa Bergamo.[6]In 1999, Ammaniti published the novelSteal You Away(Ti prendo e ti porto via),[1][3]followed by the 2001I'm Not Scared(Io non ho paura), which won the 2001Viareggio Prizeand was adapted into afilmdirected byGabriele Salvatoresin 2003.[1][3]

In 2006, he publishedAs God Commands(Come Dio comanda),[7]which won theStrega Prize.[8]The novel was adapted into amovie,once again directed byGabriele Salvatores.[9]In 2009, he publishedLet the Games Begin(Che la festa cominci),[9]and in 2010Me and You(Io e te), which was later adapted into amoviedirected byBernardo Bertolucci.[9]The script, co-written by Bertolucci, Ammaniti, and others, was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2013David di Donatelloawards and at the 2013Italian Golden Globe.[10][11]

In 2015, he published the novelAnna,[12]which six years later was adapted into a TV show aired onSky Italiaand directed by Ammanity himself.[13]His directorial debut came in 2017 with the TV seriesThe Miracle,released one year later, a project he both created and co-directed alongside Francesco Munzi and Lucio Pellegrini.[14]In 2023, eight years since his last novel, he publishedLa vita intima,winning theViareggio Prizeagain, 22 years after his initial recognition withI'm Not Scared.[15]

Works

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Novels

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  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (1994).Branchie(in Italian). Rome: Ediesse.ISBN88-230-0135-8.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (1996).Fango(in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN88-04-40667-4.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (1999).Ti prendo e ti porto via[Steal You Away] (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN88-04-46824-6.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2001).Io non ho paura[I'm Not Scared] (in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN88-06-14210-0.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2006).Come Dio comanda[As God Commands] (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN88-04-50279-7.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2009).Che la festa cominci[Let the Games Begin] (in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN978-88-06-19101-6.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2010).Io e te[Me and You] (in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN978-88-06-20680-2.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2015).Anna[Anna] (in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN978-88-06-22775-3.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2023).La vita intima(in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN978-88-06-25515-2.

Audiobooks

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  • Ammaniti, Niccolò; Manzini, Antonio (2008).Giochiamo? Due racconti letti dagli autori(CD) (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN978-88-04-58405-6.

Documentaries

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Graphic novels

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Essays

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  • Ammaniti, Massimo; Ammaniti, Niccolò (1995).Nel nome del figlio. L'adolescenza raccontata da un padre e da un figlio(in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN88-04-39339-4.

Radio dramas

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  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (1997).Anche il sole fa schifo(Radio broadcast) (in Italian). Rai-Eri.ISBN88-397-0987-8.

Short stories in anthologies

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  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (1993). "La figlia di Siva".La giungla sotto l'asfalto(in Italian). Ediesse.[9]
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò; Brancaccio, Luisa (1996). "Seratina". In Brolli, Daniele (ed.).Gioventù cannibale(in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN88-06-14268-2.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (1997). "Alba tragica". In Lippi, Giuseppe; Evangelisti, Valerio (eds.).Tutti i denti del mostro sono perfetti(in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN88-04-43806-1.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò; D'Alessandro, Jaime (1998). "Enchanted Music & Light Records".Il fagiano Jonathan Livingston. Manifesto contro la new age(in Italian). Rome: Minimum Fax.ISBN88-86568-53-3.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2000). "L'amico di Jeffrey Dahmer è l'amico mio". In Brolli, Daniele (ed.).Italia odia(in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.ISBN88-06-14268-2.
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (2005). "Sei il mio tesoro". In De Cataldo, Giancarlo (ed.).Crimini(in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.ISBN88-06-17576-9.

TV series

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  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (Creator); Ammaniti, Niccolò (Director); Munzi, Francesco (Director); Pellegrini, Lucio (Director) (2018).Il miracolo[The Miracle] (Television production) (in Italian).[16]
  • Ammaniti, Niccolò (Creator and Director) (2021).Anna(Television production) (in Italian).

Film adaptations

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghi"Niccolò Ammaniti".Strega.it(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2008.
  2. ^O'Grady, Desmond (10 May 2003)."How to succeed without really failing".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved10 January2017.
  3. ^abcd"Biography".NiccoloAmmaniti.it.Retrieved15 August2015.
  4. ^(in Italian)Niccolò Ammaniti, "Ai miei lettori",Branchie,Torino, Giulio Einaudi editore, 1997.
  5. ^"Fango / Niccolò Ammaniti".OPAC SBN(in Italian).Retrieved6 April2024.
  6. ^"Raccolta Premio Nazionale di Narrativa Bergamo".Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai(in Italian).Retrieved6 April2024.
  7. ^"Come Dio comanda: romanzo / Niccolò Ammaniti".OPAC SBN(in Italian).Retrieved6 April2024.
  8. ^"2007. Niccolò Ammaniti".Strega Prize(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2021.Retrieved23 September2021.
  9. ^abcdCarlino, Maria Luisa; Casini, Silvia; Scipioni, Chiara (2014)."L'esordio narrativo di Niccolò Ammaniti"(PDF).Oblique(in Italian).
  10. ^Fumarola, Silvia (15 June 2013)."Sei David per Giuseppe Tornatoretrionfa ai David di Donatello 2013".la Repubblica.Retrieved10 January2017.
  11. ^"Globi d'Oro 2013: tutte le nomination".Il Cinema Italiano(in Italian). 12 June 2013.Retrieved10 January2017.
  12. ^"Anna / Niccolò Ammaniti".OPAC SBN(in Italian).Retrieved5 April2024.
  13. ^"'Anna', la serie di Niccolò Ammaniti su Sky dal 23 aprile: il TRAILER ".Sky TG24(in Italian). 17 March 2021.Retrieved5 April2024.
  14. ^D'Amico, Valentina (18 May 2017)."Sky Italia, Wildside e Niccolò Ammaniti per" The Miracle ", serie tv sulle lacrime della Madonna".Movieplayer.it(in Italian).Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2023.Retrieved7 April2024.
  15. ^Paloscia, Fulvio (30 July 2023)."Niccolò Ammaniti vince il Premio Viareggio".la Repubblica(in Italian).Retrieved7 April2024.
  16. ^Vivarelli, Nick (18 May 2017)."Sky Italia, Wildside to Produce 'The Miracle' Series for International Market (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.Retrieved6 April2024.
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