The Eight Mountains

Paolo Cognetti

The Eight Mountains
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Country
Published
19 February 2019
Pages
224
ISBN
9781501169892

The Eight Mountains

Paolo Cognetti

For fans of Elena Ferrante and Paulo Coelho comes a moving and elegant novel about the friendship between two young Italian boys from different backgrounds and how their connection evolves and challenges them throughout their lives. Few books have so accurately described the way stony heights can define one’s sense of joy and rightness…an exquisite unfolding of the deep way humans may love one another (Annie Proulx). Pietro is a lonely boy living in Milan. With his parents becoming more distant each day, the only thing the family shares is their love for the mountains that surround Italy. While on vacation at the foot of the Aosta Valley, Pietro meets Bruno, an adventurous, spirited local boy. Together they spend many summers exploring the mountains’ meadows and peaks and discover the similarities and differences in their lives, their backgrounds, and their futures. The two boys come to find the true meaning of friendship and camaraderie, even as their divergent paths in life–Bruno’s in the mountains, Pietro’s across the world–test the strength and meaning of their connection. A slim novel of startling expansion that subtly echoes its setting (Vogue), The Eight Mountains is a lyrical coming-of-age story about the power of male friendships and the enduring bond between fathers and sons. There are no more universal themes than those of the landscape, friendship, and becoming adults, and Cognetti’s writing becomes classical (and elegant) to best tell this story…a true novel by a great writer (Rolling Stone Italia).

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