Niccolò Ammaniti's 'Anna' plunges readers into a hauntingly desolate Sicily, four years after a devastating virus, 'The Red Sickness,' wiped out all adults. The titular eleven-year-old protagonist, Anna, navigates this perilous world, scavenging for food and evading feral children, all while protecting her younger brother, Astor. Her quest to find a cure or a new life leads them across the ravaged landscape, confronting the harsh realities of a society stripped bare of its elders and rules. Ammaniti masterfully crafts a poignant and gripping narrative about innocence, resilience, and the desperate struggle for survival in a world where childhood has been brutally extinguished.