Author: Tullio Forgiarini
Book title: Amok. Eng Lëtzebuerger Liebeschronik (Amok. A Luxembourg love story)
No. of braille volumes: 2
No. of pages in braille issue: 250
Publisher of the book in black print: Odiseja [Odissayar]
Place and year of publishing: Belgrade, 2020
No. of pages in black print: 125
About the book:
If it had been written in America, Amok. Eng Lëtzebuerger Liebeschronik (Amok. A Luxembourg love story) would certainly have become a cult novel among young people worldwide, like The Catcher in the Rye or Fight Club: this is an engaging novel about adolescent problems that is impossible to put down. Written in the first person, rich in slang and references to popular culture, through the lens of a fifteen-year-old protagonist living on the social margins, Amok highlights issues of social isolation, neglect, lack of perspective, behavioural disorders, and senseless violence, drawing readers into the fictional world of characters trying to escape reality. Shocking and brutal, Amok offers insight into the lives of two teenagers attempting to find happiness. The novel was awarded the prestigious European Union Prize for Literature in 2013.