A Sicilian Man
leonardo sciascia, the rise of the mafia and the struggle for italy’s soul
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2026
Summary
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.
In 1986, the largest Mafia trial in Italy’s history took place in Sicily. The maxi-processo saw 471 men and 4 women take the stand, accused of kidnapping, extortion, drug trafficking, and many thousands of murders. Sitting in the gallery was Leonardo Sciascia, then aged sixty-five. One of the greatest Europ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784745042 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784745049 |
| Author: | Caroline Moorehead |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Chatto & Windus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 152mm x 24mm |
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The best non-fiction [book] I read this year… [it] fulfils its daunting task of giving a proper account of this great Sicilian writer, you will want to keep an eye out for it * Spectator, Books of the Year *Vivid and knowledgeable... Caroline Moorehead has a profound understanding of Italy… This feels like the book she was destined to write – LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT, author of The PikeSciascia is the noblest of Italian novelists, and in this magnificent and deeply affecting biography, Caroline Moorehead has given a full account of him, his people, his island, his tragic times – PHILIP HENSHER, author of A Small Revolution in Germany
About The Author
Caroline Moorehead
Caroline Moorehead is a bestselling and prize-winning author, and the biographer of Bertrand Russell, Freya Stark, Iris Origo, Madame de la Tour du Pin and Martha Gellhorn. Her recent books - a quartet focused on resistance to dictatorship, particularly in Italy and France - were shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Orwell Prize and the Costa Biography Award. She lives in London.
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