Leonardo Sciascia

Day of the Owl (Book)

Leonardo Sciascia

ISBN:9781862074187

This short novel about the mafia is also a mesmerising demonstration of how that organisation sustains itself. It is both a beautifully written story and a brave act of denunciation. A dark-suited man is shot as he runs for a bus in the piazza of a small town. The investigating officer is a man who believes in the values of a democratic and modern society...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:272

USD $15.04

 

Equal Danger (Book)

Leonardo Sciascia

ISBN:9781862074378

Developed under Sciascia's hand in the spirit of a parody, Equal Danger has come to be regarded as a wide-ranging political thriller, one of the masterpieces in the genre...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:224

USD $15.70

 

Sicilian Uncles (Book)

Leonardo Sciascia

ISBN:9781862074385

The expression 'Sicilian uncle' has the same sense in Italian as 'Dutch uncle' does in English, but with sinister overtones of betrayal and inconstancy. The four novellas in Sicilian Uncles (1958) political thrillers of a kind - are the first fruits of Sciascia's maturity. In these stories...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:196

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The Knight and Death & One Way or Another (Book)

Leonardo Sciascia

ISBN:9781862075795

In The Knight & Death a mysterious handwritten note leads to death - but who should the shadow of suspicion fall upon?

Secret deals...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:160

USD $16.35

 

The Moro Affair (Book)

Leonardo Sciascia

ISBN:9781862075221

On March 16, 1978 Aldo Moro, former Italian Prime Minister, was ambushed in Rome. Within three minutes the gang killed all five members of his escort and bundled Moro into one of three getaway cars...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:176

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The Wine Dark Sea (Book)

Leonardo Sciascia

ISBN:9781862074149

In one tale a couple of men talk, cynically yet earnestly, about the etymology of the word 'mafia'; the reader comes to realise that he is eavesdropping on the musings of a mafia boss and his underling...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:272

USD $15.04