I just finished reading Boy’s life and I found it absolutely phenomenal, a near-masterpiece. Now for context, I’m not American (I’m from Italy) and despite American being one of the most popular foreign literatures here, this book is pretty much unknown. I didn’t even know about it until maybe a year ago when I saw it recommended on Reddit. An Italian translation exists but it barely has any reviews on Amazon. Now the question: is it well known in the US and appreciated for what it is (an all-time great coming-of-age novel, in my opinion)? Or is it also somewhat underrated over there?
by jvd81