Naples, 1946. The Italian Communist Party manages to transfer seventy thousand children in order to temporarily stay with northern families and experience a different life away from the misery that surrounds them. Little Amerigo is forced to leave his neighborhood and gets on a train with other children from the south.
With the steely gaze of a street boy, Amerigo immerses us in a fascinating Italy that rises again in the postwar period and entrusts us with the moving story of a separation, of a pain that marks a fire, at the same time that forces us to reflect. , with delicacy and mastery, on the decisions that end up making us what we are.
Viola Ardone has written one of the most outstanding novels of recent years: she has seduced hundreds of thousands of readers and critics, captivated by an unusual, authentic and universal story reminiscent of those of great names such as Elsa Morante or Elena Ferrante. Inspired by real events, the strength of this solidarity network in difficult times has made this novel also become an international phenomenon in twenty-five countries.
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