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The Day of the Owl (Italian: Il giorno della civetta [il ˈdʒorno della tʃiˈvetta]) is a crime novel about the Sicilian Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961.
- Leonardo Sciascia, Archibald Colquhoun, Arthur Oliver, George Scialabba
- 1961
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The Day of the Owl (Italian: Il giorno della civetta, released in the United States as Mafia) is a 1968 Italian–French crime drama film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Leonardo Sciascia, adapted for the screen by Damiani and Ugo Pirro.
Nov 11, 2021 · The day of the owl. by. Sciascia, Leonardo. Publication date. 2003. Publisher. New York : New York Review Books. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Jan 21, 2018 · T he Day of the Owl, or Il giorno della civetta (1961) by Leonardo Sciascia is primarily a murder mystery, but it also grants a perspective on criminal justice, particularly of the privileged...
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The sly, slick, slippery, ever dangerous, ever threatening ex-convict Calogero Dibella is a collector for the mafia and an informer for the police, a man who must use his wits on the razor's edge to survive day to day.
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In Leonardo Sciascia's "The Day of the Owl," readers are transported to 1960s Sicily, where the Mafia's pervasive influence infiltrates every aspect of society. This captivating crime novel delves into the complex web of corruption, power, and secrecy that characterizes the Sicilian Mafia.
Oct 15, 2003 · The Day of the Owl recounts a double defeat: chiefly of its hero, the carabiniere Captain Bellodi; but in the first place, of the murder victim. Unlike most of Sciascia’s victims, the contractor Salvatore Colasberna is neither bad nor even merely innocent but actually brave and upstanding.
