MIDNIGHT IN SICILY by Peter Robb - isbn 187598920X

A hard to find and popular book on Italy and the mafia. This is a used travel book in good, read condition: has been read a few times; pages are clean and browning with age; cover is clean with wear around the edges and some spine creasing. A bit worn but a good cheap, clean reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: Much of this book is about the ties between Italian political leaders and the Mafia. One recurrent theme is the fascinating but disputable connection between rich Italian food and the mob. The author also studies the works of such writers as Lampedusa and Pasolini.

Kirkus, 02/01/1998
"[I]t soon becomes apparent that in the hands of Robb the landscape of Sicily becomes a metaphor for its history; history is inextricably tied to food; food is inseparable from art.....This narrative is itself an eclectic and sumptuous meal..."
Times Literary Supplement, 07/31/1998
"...what Robb has achieved is not so much a book of travel and political journalism as an extraordinary portrait of a country in deep trouble, leaving the reader with a vast, just adequately lit canvas, full of scenes and characters and plots and tastes and smells and memories around which the mind can wander indefinitely. As an introduction to post-war Italy, to the country as well as its politics, it can have few equals." -- Caroline Moorehead

Washington Post Book World, 0/12/1998
"Recounting his travels in the region, [Peter Robb] introduces a vivid cast of characters famous, infamous and obscure, presents entertaining summaries of ancient history, and offers informative insights into local art and literature....Robb is reliable and often beautifully evocative on what he experienced firsthand..." -- Michael Mewshaw

Book Details

Code: SKU616

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 400

Published: 1996 by Duffy & Snellgrove Sydney

ISBN: 187598920X

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $7.00