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How to pronounce Niccolò Ammaniti: ni-CO-lo ama-NEE-tee
Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. He is the author of three novels, as well as a collection of short stories. At thirty-four, he was the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Viareggio-Repaci prize for I'm Not Scared which has been translated into twenty languages and was made into a movie.
His books have inspired 5 films, and in 2014 he directed his first documentary, The Good Life.
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