As God Commands (Italian: Come Dio comanda), also known as The Crossroads,[2] is a novel by Niccolò Ammaniti.

In 2008, director Gabriele Salvatores adapted the novel into a film of the same name.

It tells the misadventure of Cristiano Zena, 13 year-old, and his father Rino in an Italian suburban area.

[3] The Los Angeles Times praised the novel "as gritty as it is suspenseful".

[4] As God Commands won the 2007 Strega Prize with 144/356 votes.