{"product_id":"the-day-of-the-owl-9781803514420","title":"The Day Of The Owl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel about the Mafia is also a mesmerizing demonstration of how that organization sustains itself. It is both a beautifully, tautly written story and a brave act of denunciation.\u003c\/p\u003eIn the piazza, a man lies dead. No one will say if they witnessed his killing. This presents a challenge to the investigating officer, a man who earnestly believes in the values of a democratic and modern society. Indeed, his enquiries are soon blocked off by a wall of silence and vested interests; he must work against the community to save it and expose the truth. The narrative moves on two levels: that of the investigator, who reveals a chain of savage crimes; and that of the bystanders and watchers, of those complicit with secret power, whose gossipy, furtive conversations have only one end - to stop the truth coming out.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781803514420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 07 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eLeonardo Sciascia was born in Sicily in 1921 and died there in 1989. A master of lucid and accessible prose, Sciascia worked with deceptively simple forms - books about crime, historical novels, political thrillers - in order to engage with the moral and historical problems of modern Italy, especially his native Sicily. His books are rooted in a particular culture but speak to anyone who has ever wondered how people can endure unbearable injustice. Equal Danger was made into the film Illustrious Corpses by Francesco Rosi.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eThe most intelligent detective story I have ever read and the ideal introduction to Sciascia's brilliant but little known oeuvre -- Thomas Wright * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe best evocation of Sicily I've read, this is one for the crime connoisseurs -- Leslie Forbes\u003cbr\u003eA very well-written page turner. This is an absorbing and compelling story * Northampton Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the major writers of the age * Time Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA detective story that is so much more; sharp and precise and demanding the reader to render judgement * Absolutely Chelsea *\u003cbr\u003eIrresistible... The finest writer [out of these classic sleuth reissues] -- Anthony Cummins * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eThe accessibility and beauty of Sciascia's prose suggest he wanted it to be an antidote to the silent complicity and self-deception confronting both him and his heroes. When he wrote about crime, he was also writing about truth, solitude and belonging * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThe first novel written in Italy about the mafia... Powerful and remarkable, full of telling details and uncomfortable truths * The Times *","brand":"Leonardo Sciascia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574000980185,"sku":"9781803514420","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781803514420.jpg?v=1790774930","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-day-of-the-owl-9781803514420","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}