A Sicilian Man
Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Publishing:4th Feb '27
£12.99
This title is due to be published on 4th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£25.00(9781784745035)
‘Vivid’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Fascinating’ SPECTATOR
‘Utterly compelling’ DAILY MAIL
Corruption and violence dominated twentieth-century Sicilian life, as the Mafia rose to power. This is the story of one man who stood in opposition.
In 1986, the largest Mafia trial in Italy’s history took place. Sitting in the gallery was Leonardo Sciascia, one of the greatest European writers of the twentieth century.
Sciascia had come of age alongside the Mafia. He witnessed it infiltrate every level of Italian politics and grow into an international, highly successful business. In 1961, he published the first Mafia novel, and throughout his life he issued dire warnings about what would happen if its power was not curbed. Many Italians regarded him as the only true moral figure in a country beset by corruption.
In A Sicilian Man, 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.
‘Brilliant and powerful… Unforgettable’ JUNG CHANG
‘Accomplished, balanced historical biography’ LITERARY REVIEW
‘Magnificent and deeply affecting’ PHILIP HENSHER
‘Vivid and knowledgeable... the book [Moorehead] was destined to write’ LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT
‘Terrific’ IRISH TIMES
In Moorehead’s expert telling Sciascia emerges as a unique force and talent -- Francesca Angelini * SUNDAY TIMES *
Moorehead offers a fascinating portrait of Sciascia’s life and tumultuous times -- Ian Thompson * SPECTATOR *
I was deeply affected by this brilliant and powerful book and the moral issues it tackles that go far beyond Sicily or Italy. Unforgettable -- JUNG CHANG, author of WIld Swans
A fine and accessible introduction to Sciascia and his works… [A Sicilian Man] offers many interesting insights and is written with the brio that characterizes her recent biographies of Italian anti-fascist and Resistance fighters -- Philip Cooke * Times Literary Supplement *
Accomplished, balanced historical biography * LITERARY REVIEW *
Vivid and disturbing but utterly compelling * DAILY MAIL *
The best non-fiction I read this year… 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* *
Terrific -- John Quin * IRISH TIMES *
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 Pike
Sciascia 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
ISBN: 9781529968057
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 229g
320 pages