Run For Your Life

About the Author:Silvana Gandolfi has written many acclaimed books for young people and is one of Italy’s most widely translated authors. Her novel for children Aldabra, or The Tortoise Who Loved Shakespeare has also been translated into English by Lynne Sharon Schwartz. Among her numerous awards is the Andersen Prize, Italy’s most important prize for children's literature. She lives in Rome.About the Translator:Lynne Sharon Schwartz has published twenty-five books of fiction, nonfiction, essays, poetry and translation. Her reviews and criticism have appeared in many leading magazines and newspapers. She has received grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Foundation for the Arts, and has taught in writing programs in the United States and abroad. She is presently on the faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars.

“Originally published in Italy, Gandolfi’s novel tells the story of two Italian boys, 7-year-old Santino, who lives in Sicily, and 12-year-old Lucio, who lives in northern Italy…. The novel is a compelling one, which, in its second half, becomes a fast-paced story of suspense that vividly demonstrates the inextricable links between the Mafia and Sicilian life. Schwartz’s translation nicely captures the story’s spirit.”