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Midnight in Sicily: On Art, Feed, History, Travel and La Cosa Nostra

by Peter Robb

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Sicily through art, history, and power

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    A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year

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Sicily through art, history, and power

Peter Robb brings together travel writing and cultural history in an account of Sicily shaped by its landscapes, coastlines, art, archaeology, literature, and politics. The book also examines Cosa Nostra and the violence and corruption described as reaching across the island’s public and private life. Robb draws on more than fourteen years living in southern Italy, connecting the pleasures and cultural riches of the region with its criminal history. The result is a portrait of Sicily in which place, culture, and power are closely intertwined.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Sicily and travel writing about Italy.
  • Readers seeking nonfiction that connects art, archaeology, literature, and politics.
  • Readers interested in accounts of the Mafia and Sicilian history.

Themes

Sicilian culture and landscapeArt and archaeologyLiterature and politicsCosa Nostra, violence, and corruption

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Book overview

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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