The Knight And Death by Leonardo Sciascia

The Knight And Death by Leonardo Sciascia

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Summary

Two of Sciascia's most powerful novellas published side by side: One Way or Another is a chillingly prophetic work, while in The Knight and Death a mysterious handwritten note proves fatal

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The Knight And Death by Leonardo Sciascia

Secret deals, powerful men and murder - One Way or Another is a chillingly prophetic work. The Knight and Death features a nameless (and apparently terminally ill) detective investigating the murder of a lawyer believed to have been killed by a mysterious revolutionary group. The detective thinks otherwise and sets out to prove that powerful business interests were involved, with the revolutionary group invented to cover up the real reasons behind the murder.
LEONARDO SCAISCIA was born in Sicily in 1912 and died there in 1989. Like Joseph Roth, Sciascia worked with deceptively simple forms - books about crime, historical novels, political thrillers - and was a master of lucid and accessible prose. This polished surface conceals great depths of sophistication and an intense engagement with the moral and historical problems of modern Italy, especially of his native Sicily. His books are rooted in a particular culture; they speak to anyone who has ever wondered how people can endure unbearable injustice.
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ISBN 13 9781847089304
ISBN 10 1847089305
Title The Knight And Death
Author Leonardo Sciascia
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2014-01-02
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.