{"product_id":"so-people-know-its-me","title":"So People Know Its Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this audaciously original debut, a teenager is sent to juvenile prison off the coast of Naples where he dreamsand writesof a better futureBringing 90s Naples to life, this virtuosic Italian novel is an extraordinarily moving and thoughtprovoking look at criminal justice and life in an isolated juvenile detention centreZeno is 15, a child in the eyes of the law, but he grew up long ago in the dusty heat of a crimeriddled neighbourhood in Naples. Winding down cobbled streets on his motorbike, he started his career as a petty thief to supplement his mothers income and, every now and then, take his girlfriend Natalina out for pizza in the citys starlit piazzas. A quick hand at pickpocketing and selling drugs, Zeno is confronted by another boy from a rival gang who has been tasked with taking out the competition. He shoots three times, the boy drops dead, and Zeno is sent to Nisida, an infamous juvenile prisonisland off the Neapolitan coast.Separated from all he loves by the cruel, glittering sea, with a cell window looking out at the distant beaches, Zeno promises a prison school teacher hell write down the story of his life in exchange for a visit home at Christmas. But the sea has eyes everywhere, and someone on the outside wants revenge.Boldly original and deeply humane, So People Know Its Me unleashes Zenos luminous, unguarded and defiant voice  dreaming of a fragile future beyond Nsidas walls. Translated from a unique blend of Italian and Neapolitan dialect, this is a mesmerising and powerful debut novel, the winner of the Nabokov Prize, borne out of the authors own work as a criminal lawyer called upon to defend minors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953087103221,"sku":"DADAX1805331744","price":33.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71lgdgYt5tL.jpg?v=1775485577","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/so-people-know-its-me","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}