{"product_id":"9781784745035-a-sicilian-man","title":"A Sicilian Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As much a history of the deeply crooked culture of Italian politics as it is a vivid biography of one man' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid and disturbing but utterly compelling' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorruption, 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\u003eIn 1986, the largest Mafia trial in Italy’s history took place in Sicily: 471 men and 4 women took the stand, accused of horrific crimes. Sitting in the gallery was Leonardo Sciascia. 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\u003eSciascia had come of age as the Mafia grew to prominence across Sicily. 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\u003eIn \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent and deeply affecting' PHILIP HENSHER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid and knowledgeable. This feels like the book [Moorehead] was destined to write' LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55602231771510,"sku":"9781784745035","price":22.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36049095_02066def-1592-4e0d-b66b-63d1e0fa8edc.jpg?v=1757580515","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784745035-a-sicilian-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}