Midnight In Sicily

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Midnight In Sicily

Author	: Peter Robb
File Size	: 41,9 Mb
Publisher	: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language	: English
Release Date	: 05 August 2014
ISBN	: 9781466861299
Pages	: 484 pages

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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year From the author of M and A Death in Brazil comes Midnight in Sicily. South of mainland Italy lies the island of Sicily, home to an ancient culture that--with its stark landscapes, glorious coastlines, and extraordinary treasure troves of art and archeology--has seduced travelers for centuries. But at the heart of the island's rare beauty is a network of violence and corruption that reaches into every corner of Sicilian life: Cosa Nostra, the Mafia. Peter Robb lived in southern Italy for over fourteen years and recounts its sensuous pleasures, its literature, politics, art, and crimes.

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