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

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Macmillan, Nov 27, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 480 pages

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.

 

Contents

A Market
1
A Secret Kiss
43
A Case of Knives
77
A Thin Man and a Fat Man
119
A Prisoner
159
A Bad Habit
199
A Realist in Rome
235
A Womans Life
263
Friends
299
A Lover Denied
337
A Maze Maker
371
Midnight in Sicily
399
Postscript
439
Some Players
449
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About the author (2007)

Peter Robb has divided his time among Brazil, southern Italy, and Australia for the last quarter century. He is the author of A Death in Brazil, Midnight in Sicily and M: The Man Who became Caravaggio, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year.