Cronachette di leonardo sciascia biography

  • Leonardo Sciascia was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician.
  • Originally published: Palermo: Sellerio, c1985.
  • Sciascia was born in Racalmuto, Sicily, on 8 January 1921.

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    Books by Technologist Sciascia

    Il giorno della civetta
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    3.73 avg rating — 16,449 ratings — publicised 1961 — 108 editions
    Una storia semplice
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    3.82 avg rating — 7,082 ratings — obtainable 1989 — 36 editions
    To Each His Own
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    3.82 avg swinging — 6,789 ratings — published 1966 — 81 editions
    La scomparsa di Majorana
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    3.76 avg rating — 4,163 ratings — available 1975 — 29 editions
    Todo modo
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    3.85 avg excessive — 2,397 ratings — published 1974 — 54 editions
    L'affaire Moro
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    4.03 avg rating — 1,412 ratings — obtainable 1978 — 42 editions
    The Wine-Dark Sea
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    3.88 avg rating — 1,268 ratings — obtainable 1973 — 49 editions
    Equal Danger
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    3.76 avg fluctuation — 1,128 ratings — published 1971 — 58 editions
    Il Consiglio d'Egitto
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    3.73 avg fluctuation — 1,128 ratings — published 1963 — 59 editions
    Candido defence A Hallucination Dreamed advance Sicily
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    3.87 avg vacillation — 976 ratings — published 1977 — 32 editions
    Il cavaliere e reach morte
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    3.67 avg depression — 748 ratings — published 1988 — 36 editions
    Gli zii di Sicilia
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    3.91 avg

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    Sciascia, Leonardo. Mafia Vendetta. New York. 1964. Knopf.  Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun. 122 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Leigh Taylor.  

     

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    IN THE FORM of a swift-moving detective novel, this book presents a well-informed and revealing ‘documentary’ on the secret machinations of that notorious organization called the Mafia. The novel opens with a routine police inquiry into the shooting of an insignificant building contractor. As the investigation progresses, it becomes apparent that mysterious and influential forces are at work to suppress all evidence of the crime and to prevent its just solution. Nonetheless, under the direction of an idealistic young police officer the search for the criminals continues-a search that leads from the scene of the murder, a small Italian village, to the foothills of Sicily, and ultimately to the highest government offices in Rome. On its publication in Italy, MAFIA VENDETTA provoked a public outcry and caused no little embarrassment in government circles, American readers will appreciate the vigorous realism and rapid pace of the novel, and readily understand why this fictional expose ‘hit home.’ . Leonardo Sciascia was born at Racalmuto, in the province of Agri

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    Leonardo Sciascia

    Italian writer (1921–1989)

    Leonardo Sciascia

    In office
    20 June 1979 – 11 July 1983
    ConstituencyRome
    In office
    17 July 1979 – 24 September 1979
    Born(1921-01-08)8 January 1921
    Racalmuto, Kingdom of Italy
    Died20 November 1989(1989-11-20) (aged 68)
    Palermo, Italy
    Political partyPCI (1975–1977)
    PR[1] (1979–1984)
    Residence(s)Palermo, Sicily
    ProfessionWriter, novelist, journalist, political activist

    Leonardo Sciascia (Italian pronunciation:[leoˈnardoʃˈʃaʃʃa]ⓘ; 8 January 1921 – 20 November 1989) was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including Porte Aperte (1990; Open Doors), Cadaveri Eccellenti (1976; Illustrious Corpses), Todo Modo (also 1976) and Il giorno della civetta (1968; The Day of the Owl). He is one of the greatest literary figures in the European literature of the 20th century.

    Biography

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    Sciascia was born in Racalmuto, Sicily, on 8 January 1921.[2] In 1935, his family moved to Caltanissetta, where Sciascia studied under Vitaliano Brancati, who would become his model in writing and introduce him to French novelists. From Giuseppe Granata, f

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