by Patrick Ness · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804637189
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«Sette minuti dopo la mezzanotte» is the young adult novel by Patrick Ness, published by Mondadori in paperback (232 pages, in Italian).
Conor receives a visit from a monster seven minutes after midnight. It is not the nightmare he feared, but an ancient and wild tree that asks him for the truth. While his mother fights an illness, the monster's stories help him understand his pain and anger.
Translation by Giuseppe Iacobaci and illustrations by Jim Kay. Based on an idea by Siobhan Dowd; original title «A Monster Calls». Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Aimed at young adult and adult readers, it combines realism and fantasy to treat loss and grief with sensitivity.
Patrick Ness FRSL is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking (2008–2010) trilogy and A Monster Calls (2011).
