Matteo De Benedittis

THE BETROTHED Gamebook

Libro game

1st edition September 2025
Series NARRATIVA SAN PAOLO RAGAZZI
Size 14,5 x 21 cm

Number of pages 296
CDU R6N 211
ISBN/EAN 9788892248618

Matteo De Benedittis
THE BETROTHED
Gamebook

Inspired by one of the most famous book in italian litearure: I promessi sposi by
lombard author Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873).
What would have happened if Lucia had refused to marry Renzo? What would
have happened if Renzo and Don Rodrigo had challenged each other to a duel?
The gamebook is back, but this time inspired by a great literary classic. Following
the lines of Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece, this branching story unfolds amidst
the various vicissitudes of the novel’s characters, placing the readers in the shoes
of Renzo, Lucia, Gertrude, Don Rodrigo, or Don Abbondio... Playing with the “What
would have happened if...” question, the book plausibly explores some of the narrative
possibilities Manzoni might have had to develop the novel differently.

Matteo De Benedittis (Reggio Emilia, 1981) graduated with a degree in Literature
in Bologna in 2004 and began teaching in high schools. In 2009, he published
Cantami, o Dj, which discusses music and poetry. He plays bass in a rock band. For
Edizioni San Paolo, he has published the children’s and teen novels Dinotrappole
(2017); La cassapanca dei libri selvaggi (2019); Svelto sul sentiero (2023); Come
allodole di notte (2024).

SELLING POINTS
• Text designed with a dual purpose: reading the tale as a branching story or
becoming an active participant in the story.
• A fun book to play over and over again.
• An alternative teaching tool.
• Experienced children novelist.