Tag: Literature

A journey to the Volcano with Venero Armanno

Categories Arts, Beautiful Italy, Interviews, Italy, Life in Sicily, Literary Islands, Literature, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicily and Sicilianess

    Venero Armanno's trio of Sicilian themed novels is a significant accomplishment, written masterfully by the son of Sicilian migrants with a powerful dedication to Sicily. The volcano is a novel of emotion, passion and fire set in the shadowlands around Etna and tells us of the epic journey of Emilio Aquila. The book…

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Literary Islands: Federico De Roberto

Categories About me, Beautiful Italy, Culture Shock, Italian Culture, Italy, Life in Sicily, Literary Islands, Literature, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicilian History, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess

Frederico De Roberto’s I Vicere’ or The Viceroy’s was another accidental discovery for me, thanks to the Italian’s flare for rich television series period drama. I fell in love with De Roberto’s characters thanks to the screen adaptation I watched a few years ago on the RAI television network in Italy (2007). I was so…

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