Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb

Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb

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When Giulio Andreotti, seven times Italian Prime Minister, was put on trial for Mafia involvement and incitement to murder, the whole fabric of life in southern Italy was put into question. Robb uses the 1995 trial as the basis for a narrative which combines a history of the Cosa Nostra with travel writing and vivid accounts of Italian life.

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Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb

Constructed around the mafia trial of Giulio Andreotti in 1995, this narrative combines a history of the Cosa Nostra with travel writing, accounts of Italian life and Sicilian food. When Giulio Andreotti, seven times Italian Prime Minister, was put on trial on charges of mafia involvement and incitement to murder, the whole fabric of living, and dying, in Southern Italy was put into question. Slowly, the all-pervasive influence and power of the Cosa Nostra and their unchallenged bosses began to be uncovered. Peter Robb not only examines the role of the mafia in Italy; his account looks at the beauty of the country, its food in markets and restaurants, as well as portraits of the many people involved in the trial.
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ISBN 13 9781860464652
ISBN 10 1860464653
Title Midnight in Sicily
Author Peter Robb
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1998-06-04
Number of pages 368
Prizes Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction 1997
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.