by Paolo Cognetti · Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439734123
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«Las ocho montañas» is the coming-of-age novel by Paolo Cognetti, published by Literatura Random House in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
Pietro, a boy from Milan, spends his summers in the Italian Alps and befriends Bruno, a local shepherd. Summer after summer they explore glaciers and trails together, until their lives drift apart. Pietro's father's passion for the mountain binds father and son, in a story about identity, friendship and nature.
Translated from the Italian by César Palma Hunt; it won the Strega Prize and the Prix Médicis étranger. The film adaptation received the Jury Prize at Cannes 2022.
It is aimed at readers of contemporary fiction and coming-of-age novels, especially those looking for stories about friendship and the mountain.
Paolo Cognetti is an Italian writer and filmmaker, winner of the 2017 Strega Prize.
