Il Giorno Della Civetta - Brossura

Sciascia, Leonardo

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0719045509 ISBN 13: 9780719045509

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

Il giorno della civetta, set in the early 1960s, tells the story of a carabinieri captain investigating the mafia killing of a local building contractor in a small town in western Sicily. Captain Bellodi pursues his enquiries honestly and intelligently, without realizing that his intervention will stir up a hornets' nest. There are powerful figures who have a vested interest in making sure not only that Bellodi's inquiries will come to nothing, but that the very existence of the mafia itself can be denied. Leonardo Sciascia shows us not only the police operations but how shadowy, unidentified figures combine to frustrate Bellodi's investigation. Sciascia's intention in writing the book was to bring to as wide an audience as possible an awareness of the problem of the mafia and its hold, not only on Sicily, but on important areas of public life: the police, the judiciary, politics and even the Catholic Church. He succeeds brilliantly in this picture of his own beloved island.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Gerard Slowey is Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Product Description:

Book by Sciascia Leonardo

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0719045509
• ISBN 13: 9780719045509
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Redattore: Slowey Gerard