{"product_id":"a-sicilian-man-leonardo-sciascia-the-rise-of-the-mafia-and-the-struggle-for-italy-s-soul","title":"A Sicilian Man Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy's Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisponibilità soggetta a conferma. Tempi di evasione dell'ordine comunicati al momento dell'acquisto.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Magnificent and deeply affecting' \u003cb\u003ePHILIP HENSHER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Corruption, sleaze and violence were woven into the fabric of twentieth-century Sicilian life, as the Mafia rose to dominance; this is the story of one man who stood in opposition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1986, the largest Mafia trial in Italy's history took place in Sicily. The \u003ci\u003emaxi-processo\u003c\/i\u003e saw 471 men and 4 women take the stand, accused of kidnapping, extortion, drug trafficking and many thousands of murders. Sitting in the galley was Leonardo Sciascia, then aged sixty-five. One of the greatest European writers of the twentieth century, he had published the first Mafia novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Owl\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1961, and was widely seen by Italians as a true moral figure in a country where corruption had seeped into every corner of public and private life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sciascia was born in 1921 and came of age as the Mafia grew to prominence across Sicily. Widespread poverty and hardship following the First World War meant that many Sicilians no longer recognised Rome's leadership, which had left a void for local gangsters to fill. Witnessing the scale of corruption and violence, Sciascia predicted it would soon spread north, and he was right- by the 1980s, the Mafia had infiltrated every level of Italian politics and grown into an international, highly successful business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Sicilian Man\u003c\/i\u003e, prize-winning historian and biographer Caroline Moorehead charts Sciascia's life against the rise of the Mafia, and lays out the thrilling and devastating struggle that ensued for Italy's soul.","brand":"Libreria Fiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54039478698330,"sku":null,"price":23.37,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7382\/1274\/files\/12065253482823.jpg?v=1776778729","url":"https:\/\/libreriafiore.it\/products\/a-sicilian-man-leonardo-sciascia-the-rise-of-the-mafia-and-the-struggle-for-italy-s-soul","provider":"Libreria Fiore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}