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ISBN: 159017061X

ISBN13: 9781590170618

The Day of the Owl

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A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he finds himself up against an apparently unbreachable wall of silence. A surprise turn puts him on the track of a series of nasty crimes. But all the while Bellodi's investigation is being carefully monitored by a host of observers, near and far. They share a single concern: to keep the truth from coming out. This short, beautifully paced novel is a mesmerizing description of the Mafia at work.

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The Day of the Owl (New York Review Books Classics)

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And the Witness Asked, "Has there been a shooting?"

The New York Review Books Classics series brings another excellent writer and storyteller to the attention of a wider audience with the publication of 'The Day of the Owl' by Leonardo Sciascia. 'The Day of the Owl' opens with the murder of an honest Sicilian contractor - on a public street in front of a bus load of commuters as well as a street peddler. When the caribinieri arrive to question the witnesses, they all suffer...

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Darkness at Noon

Leonard Sciascia's Sicily is a dark place, even while it basks under a hot noonday sun. In "The Day of the Owl", Sciascia's native Sicily (he was born in Racalmuto, Sicily in 1921) is a place where there is crime but no punishment, at least no official punishment. Sciascia's Sicily is a place where the code of silence trumps the penal code and where crimes are seen by all and witnessed by none. In Sciascia's Sicily the...

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Crime Novel with Socila dn Political Roots

A great crime novel with deep social and political roots. It is a captivating crime investigtion novel that opens up a fascinating political and social universe in Sicily with its roots extending to the highest political levels.

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The Original Mob Story

Imagine a time before the Sopranos, before the Godfather, and before Mario Puzo. The mafia, particularly in Italy, was virtually virgin territory in literature - no one dared write about it. Leonardo Sciascia (pronounced "Sha-Sha") was one of the first to break the code of silence. In the Day of the Owl -- a short, quick read that provides an excellent snapshot of a Sicilian village in the mid-20th century -- Sciascia transplants...

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