The Arachtians on the big screen.

Some very good news has reached us from Italy. Michele Serra’s novel *The Arachtoi*, published by our publishing house a few months ago in a translation by Dimitra Dotsi, is to be adapted for the big screen, directed by Francesca Archibugi!Preparations for the film are, of course, at an early stage, specifically in the process of writing the screenplay, which is being co-written by Francesca Archibugi and Francesco Piccolo.Francesca Archibugi writes and directs. She has tackled various film genres, and both her films and she herself have been honoured with awards in Italy as well as at major festivals abroad.Francesco Piccolo is a well-known author, winner of the 2014 Premio Strega, and screenwriter. He has written the screenplays for famous films by Nanni Moretti and other renowned directors. He is currently also writing the screenplay for a television series based on Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels. Filming is set to begin at the end of the year, and we are eagerly awaiting to see how such a unique book as *The Peasants* will be adapted for the screen.The novel, which was published last November, has won over readers and critics alike, as it combines the author’s irony and the power of his satire, which alternate with heart-wrenching moments, nostalgic lyricism and the unadulterated beauty of the writing.In addition to the Italian and Greek editions, it is also available in German, French, Spanish and Dutch, and is expected to be published soon in Portugal and Brazil.A candid account of a relationship taking root and a description of life’s journey which, however much it may loop back, ultimately moves forward. This is what this text is. I believe that, in its own way, it convinces us that it is a novel unlike any other, a narrative of the human anguish of the ‘I’ until it accepts the tenderness of the ‘We’.Manos Konteleon, Diastixo.gr The text is well-balanced, superbly translated, and you get the sense that not a single word is missing or superfluous. In short, although his choice for this series might have seemed bold at first, it was a successful one. Katerina Malakate, ‘Reading’ blog