Italian Literature Book Group: The Day of the Owl BY Leonardo Sciascia

Dante Italian Book Club: Winter-Spring 2025

Participation is open to all Dante members.  The book selections are mainly by Italian authors of any genre (of course, translated into English).  The group will meet once every 6 weeks, on Friday evening from 5-6:30 pm, in  private homes.  Our self directed group will be facilitated by two co-organizers (Genine & Carol). All 3 books are all available to order through Bookshop Santa Cruz or Thrift Books, taking 1-5 days to ship; digital versions of all three are available immediately through iBooks and probably Amazon, Kindle.

 📚 The February  Book Selection  — The Day of the Owl BY Leonardo Sciascia, (Archibald Colquhoun, Translator)   This short, beautifully paced novel is a mesmerizing description of the Mafia at work.  Genre: crime, mystery; 1960’s

A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he finds himself up against an apparently unbreachable wall of silence. A surprise turn puts him on the track of a series of nasty crimes. But all the while Bellodi's investigation is being carefully monitored by a host of observers, near and far. They share a single concern: to keep the truth from coming out.

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*the size of the group is limited to 10 members.  If you are not yet a paid member of Dante, sign-up here.  

Questions about Book Club? You can message Genine at geninescelfo@gmail.com