Niccolò Ammaniti on Let The Games Begin

1,351 views · Published 15 August 2013 · 7:17 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Waterstones · 2013 · Entertainment

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Italian novelist Niccolò Ammaniti's newest novel is a baroque tale of decadence, celebrity and Satanists in modern Rome. 

We spoke to him about why the Romans are such nervous people, how he refuses to give in to the pretentions of life as an author, and what his experiences playing World of Warcraft have in common with Satanic Cults...

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