The day of the owl / Leonardo Sciascia ; translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Arthur Oliver.
Language: English Original language: Italian Publication details: London : Granta Books, 2013.Description: 122 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781847089250 (paperback)
- Giorno della civetta. English.
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction - Crime | SCI | Available | 067669 |
This translation originally published: London: Granta, 2001.
CRIME & MYSTERY. In the piazza, a man lies dead. No one will say if they witnessed his killing. This presents a challenge to the investigating officer, a man who earnestly believes in the values of a democratic and modern society. Indeed, his enquiries are soon blocked off by wall of silence and vested interests; he must work against the very community to save it and expose the truth.The narrative moves on two levels: that of the investigator, who reveals a chain of savage crimes; and that of the bystanders and watchers, of those complicit with secret power, whose gossipy, furtive conversations have only one end: to stop the truth coming out. This novel about the mafia is also a mesmerizing demonstration of how that organization sustains itself. It is both a beautifully, tautly written story and a brave act of denunciation.
Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Arthur Oliver.
