As God Commands (novel)

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As God Commands (Italian: Come Dio comanda), also known as The Crossroads,^[2] is a novel by Niccolò Ammaniti.

As God Commands

Cover of As God Commands
Author	Niccolò Ammaniti
Original title	Come Dio comanda
Translator	Jonathan Hunt[1]
Language	Italian
Genre	Fiction narrative
Published	2006 (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore) (Italian) 2009 (Black Cat) (English)[1]
Publication place	Italy
Media type	Print
Pages	495
ISBN	8804502797
OCLC	74311261

In 2008, director Gabriele Salvatores adapted the novel into a film of the same name.

Plot

It tells the misadventure of Cristiano Zena, 13 year-old, and his father Rino in an Italian suburban area.

Reception

The Guardian described the novel as "overexplicit" and flipping "over into the truly grotesque".^[2] The New Yorker outlined the story of the novel as "grim but redemptive".^[3] The Los Angeles Times praised the novel "as gritty as it is suspenseful".^[4]

As God Commands won the 2007 Strega Prize with 144/356 votes.^[5]