EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 11:  Niccolo Ammaniti, Rome-born bestselling author, appears at a photocall prior to an event at the 30th Edinburgh International Book Festival, on August 11, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the world's largest annual literary event, and takes place in the city which became a UNESCO City of Literature in 2004.  (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images)