Timaş Yayınları brings to readers the gripping novel My Stupid Intentions by Italian author Bernardo Zannoni, winner of the prestigious 2022 Premio Campiello and Premio Bagutta awards. This autobiographical work tells the brutal yet philosophical story of Archy, a rock weasel born into poverty and left disabled after an accident.
Sold into slavery by his mother to a usurer fox named Solomon, Archy’s life takes a profound turn when he learns to read, write, and grapple with the concepts of time and mortality. Yet, despite this knowledge, Archy yearns to be a “true animal” guided by instinct. Unable to unlearn what he knows, he seeks solace in writing.
In Zannoni’s wild world, animals speak and guard their dens, but the struggle for survival never ceases. Echoing themes from Albert Camus’ The Stranger and Collodi’s Pinocchio, the novel offers readers a profound experience.
Praised by outlets like The New Yorker and Kirkus Reviews, this book, though cloaked in a fairy-tale-like atmosphere, is far from charming—it’s an extraordinary work that lays bare the pain of survival. Through Archy’s conflicted nature, Zannoni masterfully explores philosophically rich themes like free will, the nature of God, and death.
My Stupid Intentions weaves its magic with a cunning, elegant, warm, and savage narrative that zeros in on the human heart.
Book Details:
Author: Bernardo Zannoni
Title: My Stupid Intentions
Publisher: Timaş Yayınları
Themes: Survival, Free Will, Philosophy, Identity
