one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century European literature.""-The New York Times Book Review
From one of modern Italy's greatest writers come four flawless novellas that combine history and fiction while mapping the treacherous relations between individuals and the state. Whether set amid the paranoia of the fascist past or the criminal and political labyrinths of present-day Italy, the novellas in Open Doors are thrillers of Kafkaesque moral gravity, beautifully written and relentlessly engrossing.
""During the last quarter century, Sciascia has made of his curious Sicilian experience a literature that is not quite like anything else ever done by a European.""-Gore Vidal
""Sciascia has claimed a niche in the critical pantheon comparable to
that of
Pirandello and Borges.""-Washington Post Book World
""Combining fiction, historical meditation, philosophy and intellectual detective work . . . these novels
are
a poignant gleam of the elusive gold standard in literature.""-Newsday
""Our century's most brilliant writer-detective.""-Village Voice
By:
Leonardo Sciascia Imprint: Ballantine Country of Publication: United States Edition: Vintage Intl ed. Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 261g ISBN:9780679735618 ISBN 10: 0679735615 Pages: 304 Publication Date:01 February 1994 Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
