A Letter with Pigtails
Christian Antonini
Lampo, the Railway Dog
Adventure
Many dogs are famed for returning home from afar, but only one did so by train.
Late fifties. After his father’s disappearance during a labourers’ revolt, Severino is alone. To avoid being taken to an orphanage, he begins to travel around Italy with Lampo, the dog he released from a farm. The boy is searching for the ‘happiness trains’ he read about in a newspaper clipping. The dog is also searching for something and helps him juggle the schedules like a true railroader.
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An adventure in post-war Italy, in search of a home, a family, a place in the world.
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Inspired by a true story.
Publisher:
Piemme
Target:
10+
Year:
2019
Author
Daniele Nicastro
Daniele Nicastro was born in 1978. He currently lives in a small village in the province of Cuneo, where he writes everything: novels, postcards, messages in bottles and phrases on the walls. He began telling stories as a boy, to his mother, whenever he came home late without warning her. Over time he made a profession out of it. He made his debut with the novel Grande, which won the Legenda Junior Prize and was shortlisted for the Bancarellino Prize 2018. He has consolidated experience in several genres, from adventure novels to funny stories, but always focused on themes related to growing up.
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