| Author | Paolo Cognetti |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le otto montagne |
| Translator |
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| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Einaudi [it] |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Published in English | 2018 |
| Pages | 199 |
| ISBN | 9788806226725 |
The Eight Mountains (Italian: Le otto montagne) is a 2016 novel by the Italian writer Paolo Cognetti. It is about the friendship between a boy from Milan and a local boy in the Italian Alps, during childhood and as adults.
The book was a bestseller in Italy and received the Strega Prize in 2017. The Times wrote that it has similarities to My Father's Glory by Marcel Pagnol but is darker and more tragic. The Guardian wrote that the book's reflections sometimes are "on the brink of being overly mystical" but end up saved by "arrestingly simple language".
It was the basis for the 2022 film The Eight Mountains.
References
- ^ Mills, David (18 March 2018). "Fiction book review: The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti". The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- De Leo, Carlotta (7 July 2017). "Premio Strega 2017, Paolo Cognetti: «Ora torno nella mia valle»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- East, Ben (18 March 2018). "The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti review – friends in high places". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- Bradshaw, Peter (10 May 2023). "The Eight Mountains review – a movie with air in its lungs and love in its heart". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2024.