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Simple story / Leonardo Sciascia ; translated by Howard Curtis ; [forword by Paul Bailey].
Van Pelt Library PQ4879.C54 S7513 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sciascia, Leonardo.
- Series:
- Modern voices
- Standardized Title:
- Storia semplice. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Voltaire, 1694-1778. Candide--Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Voltaire.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery stories, Italian.
- Novels.
- Parodies (Literature)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 161 pages ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hesperus Press, 2010.
- Summary:
- In a small Sicilian village, a young and inexperienced policeman receives a strange phone call from a retired diplomat. On investigating the matter, he finds the diplomat dead. What at first appears to be a simple case of suicide turns into an intricate tale of corruption that involves the Mafia, the head of police, and the entire Sicilian establishment. Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989) was born in Sicily. One of Italy's &most important modern writers, he was also a controversial commentator on political affairs, especially within Sicily. In addition to notable mystery novels, including The Day of the Owl and The Wine Dark Sea , Sciascia wrote plays, short stories, and essays.
- Contents:
- A simple story
- Candido.
- ISBN:
- 1843914255
- 9781843914259
- OCLC:
- 693519375
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