Book cover featuring a black-and-white photograph of a young boy with short, tousled hair, looking directly at the camera. The title is in yellow text and reads "l'amore assaje," with the author's name "francesca maria benvenuto" above. A yellow banner at the bottom contains a quote in Italian with the author's name, Maurizio De Giovanni.

L’amore assaje

English title: So People Know It’s Me

A fierce, unforgettable novel set in the juvenile prison island of Nisida - for readers of Elena Ferrante and The End of Eddy.

Zeno is fifteen years old, a minor by law, but he grew up long ago in the dusty heat of Naples. Winding down cobbled streets on his motorbike, he delivers baggies and picks pockets, doing whatever it takes to put food on the table and steal a few precious moments of freedom with his girlfriend, Natalina, in the city's starlit piazzas.

That's until a rival gang member pulls up beside him with a gun, and Zeno ends up on the brutal prison island of Nisida. Separated from all he loves by the cruel, glittering sea, with a cell window looking out at distant beaches, Zeno promises to write down the story of his life in exchange for a visit home. But the sea has eyes everywhere, and someone on the outside wants revenge.

Rights sold

UK - Pushkin Press

France - Liana Levi

Germany - Antje Kunstmann

Croatia - Sonatina