Author: ROBB, PETER
Title: Midnight in Sicily : on art, food, history, travel and La Cosa Nostra
Description: London: The Harvill Press 1999. 2nd Edition. Very good paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xii. 323 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Includes inscriptions from previous owner. Summary: A journey into the heart of Sicily. using art. food. history and literature to shed light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent crime. This book takes as its starting point the ongoing trial of seven-times Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. Review: 'One of the greatest charms of Robb's book is his evident delight in southern Italy. particularly its food. which is recorded with such intensity of memory that one can almost taste it. As an introduction to post-war Italy. to the country as well as its politics. it can have few equals' -- Caroline Moorehead Times Literary Supplement 'Robb writes brilliantly about the cycle of violence in southern Italy. This unclassifiable book melds politics. the mafia. travel. autobiography and serious cooking' -- Andrew Taylor Independent 'I love this book. It left me in a sweet and sour mood of exultation. grief. despair and hope which lasted for many days' -- Peter Goldsworthy Australian Review of Books 'One of the finest books on the Italian south. [Peter Robb's] analysis is as riveting in its commentary on modern Sicilian life as The Leopard was to an earlier generation' The Economist 'Peter Robb manages to celebrate the literature. art. manners and food of an entire region. His book is a masterpiece of elegant. sceptical enquiry and a pleasure to read' -- Ian Thomson Evening Standard. Biography: Peter Robb was born in Toorak in 1946 and grew up in Australia and New Zealand. He arrived in Europe in 1971. working as a night-club bouncer in England. a philologist in Finland. and a teacher in France. He returned to Australia in the mid '70s and there taught English to immigrants. In 1978 he set off for South America. but he got no further than Naples. He spent the next 15 years in southern Italy teaching and writing. He has recently completed a book on Carvaggio entitled M. Subjects: Andreotti. Giulio. Political corruption — Italy — Sicily. Mafia — History — 20th century. Genre: Bibliography.ISBN: 323. Weight in Kg appr.:

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