num_pages: 416
description: In a tiny Italian village, a young boy named Pietro is growing up tormented by bullies and ignored by his parents. When an aging playboy, Graziano Biglia, returns to town, a change is in the air: Pietro decides to take on the bullies, his lonely teacher Flora finds romance with the town’s prodigal son, and the inept janitor at the school proclaims his love for his favorite prostitute. But the village isn’t ready for such change, and when Graziano seduces and forgets Flora, both she and Pietro’s tentative hopes seem crushed forever. With great tenderness, Ammaniti shines light on the heart-wrenching failures and quiet redemptions of ordinary people trying to live extraordinary lives. I’ll Steal You Away is a fresh and classic story of a boy learning to be a man that delivers on the promise of Ammaniti’s acclaimed debut.
language: English
title: I'll Steal You Away
titlecomplete: I'll Steal You Away
genres: Literature, Novels, Italian Literature, Drama, Italy, Roman, Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery, Romance
ratings_count: 11019
places: Italy
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
category: Longlist
publisher: Canongate U.S.