← Leonardo SciasciaThe Council of Egyptby Leonardo SciasciaHistorical novel questioning truth and power set during Bourbon-era SicilyFind on Amazon↗About the authorLeonardo SciasciaSicilian author whose detective novels and historical fictions use crime as a lens to examine Italian political corruption, the Mafia, and the recurring defeat of reason by power. The Day of the Owl is his most celebrated work.More by Leonardo SciasciaThe Day of the OwlCrime novella exploring the Mafia and institutional corruption in Sicily→Equal DangerNovel examining the moral equivalence of political violence and state power→A Man's Blessing→Todo ModoPolitical thriller set in clerical bureaucracy exploring power and corruption→
