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A novelist who took on the Italian mafia and lived

by Thevet on 1/28/2026, 5:28:36 AM

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https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/sicilian-man-leonardo-sciascia-rise-mafia-struggle-italy-soul-caroline-moorehead-review-lbsbd2p5w

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by: weinzierl

Reminds me of the story of <i>Andre Camara</i>, who photographed a favela drug war in the mid 80s.<p>Take away: criminals are vain too.

1/31/2026, 7:57:07 AM


by: null_deref

It angers me that Fascist Italy could push the Mafia to the brink of extinction but Democratic Italy can’t.

1/31/2026, 8:28:59 AM


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1/31/2026, 8:10:34 AM