The Day Of The Owl

European Literature

Author: Leonardo Sciascia

Di questo romanzo breve sulla mafia, apparso per la prima volta nel 1961, ha scritto Leonardo Sciascia: “… ho impiegato addirittura un anno, da un’estate all’altra, per far più corto questo racconto. Ma il risultato cui questo mio lavoro di ‘cavare’ voleva giungere era rivolto più che a dare misura, essenzialità e ritmo, al racconto, a parare le eventuali e possibili int….Read More

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