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The Day of the Owl (Italian: ') is a crime novel about the Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961.As the author wrote in his preface of the 1972 Italian edition, the novel was written at a time in which the existence of Read More..

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Description	The Day of the Owl (Italian: ') is a crime novel about the Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961.As the author wrote in his preface of the 1972 Italian edition, the novel was written at a time in which the existence of the Mafia itself was debated and denied. Its publishing led to widespread debate and to renewed awareness of the phenomenon.The novel is inspired by the assassination of Accursio Miraglia, a communist trade unionist, at Sciacca in January 1947. Damiano Damiani directed a movie adaptation in 1968.Sciascia used this story as refutation against the Mafia and the corruption, apparent to his eyes, that led all the way to Rome.
Description	The Day of the Owl (Italian: ') is a crime novel about the Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961.As the author wrote in his preface of the 1972 Italian edition, the novel was written at a time in which the existence of the Mafia itself was debated and denied. Its publishing led to widespread debate and to renewed awareness of the phenomenon.The novel is inspired by the assassination of Accursio Miraglia, a communist trade unionist, at Sciacca in January 1947. Damiano Damiani directed a movie adaptation in 1968.Sciascia used this story as refutation against the Mafia and the corruption, apparent to his eyes, that led all the way to Rome.

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Name	The Day of the Owl
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Authors	Leonardo Sciascia
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Translator	Anthony Oliver
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Language	Italian
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Country	Italy
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Pages	136 pp (English edition, softcover)
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Media_type	Print
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Isbn	1-59017-061-X
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Pub_date	1961
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Release_date	1961
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