Midnight in Sicily: On Art, Food, History, Travel and la Cosa Nostra by Peter Robb (2007-11-27). Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2014. Whoever is going to visit Sicily the book is highly recommended to understand that country. Peter Robb lived in Naples for 14 years and spent a lot of time in Sicily researching this book. The bombs, assassinations, extortion: it's all there. An acclaimed movie director from Rome recalls his childhood in Sicily, where his friendship with projectionist Alfredo introduces him to the passion of his life (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film). Midnight in Sicily. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The Leopard. Very good intro to the complex culture and people of Sicily. There's no point to replicating their work. Midnight in Sicily. Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2012. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2018. There's a problem loading this menu right now. You might also consider "The Sack of Rome", that provides a sequel of sorts, as it documents the rise of Berlusconi, from a well-informed insider. Its explanation of the role of the USA is important and illuminating. I have purchased at least six copies and have stopped lending this book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In their reviews, Michael Swisher and Marilyn Ferdinand's do an excellent job of describing this book. This page works best with JavaScript. This book is quite good at cataloging the atrocities of the Mafia and the corruption of Italian politicians--and not only Sicilian. I read it while traveling through Sicily and it made a nice companion and gave me ideas for foods to try. Some nice places, but lacks the charm of the other, Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2014. The challenge with both is to put them into the broader context of Italian history and culture. Top subscription boxes – right to your door. It ties in some of Sicily's more ancient history too, to provide the needed background for the development of the society as it is today. The latter also raises intelligent and thoughtful parallels with developments elsewhere in Europe and, Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2017. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Peter Robb has written a masterpiece detailing how La Cosa Nostra has invaded every part of Sicily's everyday life. Midnight in Sicily is a beautifully written exploration of the horrifying history and politics of Southern Italy from the post War years through to the mid nineties. His reliance on court records and the writings of the magistrates makes the whole thing undeniable. Unsurprisingly, a bit dark, not a travelogue. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2020. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The Day of the Owl (New York Review Books Classics). In their reviews, Michael Swisher and Marilyn Ferdinand's do an excellent job of describing this book. You might also consider "The Sack of Rome", that provides a sequel of sorts, as it documents the rise of Berlusconi, from a well-informed insider. This book has it all...a travel book, FOOD!, and the omnipresent corruption of the Mafia in Sicily. , will prepare you well for a visit to the island. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The Leopard. Best ever book about Sicily and the Mafia, Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2014. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Something went wrong. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Robb's affection for Sicily and Naples is shared as he tell the tale of the mafia and camorra and its unending success in evading conviction while killing hundreds of folks who tried to expose their evil. PR tries to track the evolution of the Mafia & to some extent succeeds but there are so many players & so many tragedies that one needs a scorecard. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Best ever book about Sicily and the Mafia, Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2014.