Els van der Pluym Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

V románu Já se nebojím (r. 2001 odměněn cenou Viareggio) se ocitáme v malinké, geograficky blíže neurčené vesničce na jihu Itálie. Je horké léto roku 1978. Protagonisté románu jsou děti ve věku mezi 5 a 12 lety. Jedním z nich je Michele Amitrano, jenž se jako dospělý vypravěč vrací k událostem, které jej hluboce poznamenaly. Já se nebojím je syrový a něžný román o krutosti světa, o předčasném loučení s časem dětských her a bezstarostnosti a také o boji s děsem a strachem, který si v sobě nosí každý člověk.

<div> <div>In a tiny, ancient Italian hill town, where the land gives little and money and food are scarce, Don Francesco Falcone is a man to be reckoned with: rich, powerful, restless, intransigent. When he meets another force of nature, Concetta, a penniless but indestructible farmworker, the stage is set for the creation of an exceptional family: generations of strong, complicated boys and, especially, girls. The battles among them are many as they live through historical upheaval and private passions. <p></p>Their stories are told by Gioia, the last of the line, a woman of our times who fights tirelessly against convention. She is the product of a family of memorable women who know how to survive, and also how to make something fantastical and rich out of their lives: with their hands they create delicate and complex embroideries, while their minds embroider endless, elaborate stories. <p></p>In this sweeping, unforgettable novel, Mariolina Venezia portrays five generations of the Falcone family. Through their complicated, funny, tragic, and astonishing stories, Venezia also recounts a century and a half of Italy’s tumultuous history. <i>Been Here a Thousand Years </i>is a testament to the Falcone family, and also to the vibrant, irrational, irresistible country that produced it. <p></p></div> </div>

In een afgelegen bergdorp op Sicilië overdenkt een oude onderwijzer en postbeambte zijn leven.