The Four Corners of Palermo
Giuseppe Di Piazza$13.56
$15.95
A noir and sensual page-turner that cracks open the Mafia's secret world through the stories of four lives
Palermo in the 1980s is a perfect place for a young crime reporter to get his start. The Sicilian Mafia is at work, threatening, wounding, and killing anyone who dares to defy their orders. Our protagonist is himself no angel, hardly compassionate, a bit macho and egocentric, but candid in his recounting of what has unfolded in front of his eyes both on the job and in his private life. Di Piazza, who is also a Sicilian journalist, tells his stories as if he were reporting actual events. His description of the tense bravado of a youth growing up in the midst of Mafia terror is strikingly acute.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Published: 10/21/2014
ISBN: 9781590516652
Pages: 231
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.52w x 0.63d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/28/2014
Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 51
Palermo in the 1980s is a perfect place for a young crime reporter to get his start. The Sicilian Mafia is at work, threatening, wounding, and killing anyone who dares to defy their orders. Our protagonist is himself no angel, hardly compassionate, a bit macho and egocentric, but candid in his recounting of what has unfolded in front of his eyes both on the job and in his private life. Di Piazza, who is also a Sicilian journalist, tells his stories as if he were reporting actual events. His description of the tense bravado of a youth growing up in the midst of Mafia terror is strikingly acute.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Published: 10/21/2014
ISBN: 9781590516652
Pages: 231
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.52w x 0.63d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/28/2014
Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 51