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The Ultimate Sicilian History Lover

Categories About me, Authentic Sicily, Italia, Italian Culture, Italy, Literature, Reading Trincaria, Sicilia, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicilian History, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess

John Julius Norwich: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 The Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194. Sicily: A short history from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra. Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History The Middle Sea: A history of the Mediterranean John Julius Norwich’s series dedicated to the Normans of Sicily is the ultimate Sicilian…

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The Dangerously Truthful Diary of A Sicilian Housewife

Categories Arts, Authentic Sicily, Beautiful Italy, Blogging around the world, C.O.S.I (Crazy Observations by Stranieri in Italy, Culture Shock, Expat, Expat advice from Italy, Expat experiences, Interviews, Italian Culture, Language Concerns, Life in Sicily, Living in Italy, Living in Sicily, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicilian food, Sicily, The truth about Sicily, Travel, Travel advice, Travel Italy, Travel Memoir, Travel Sicily, Travel writing7 Comments on The Dangerously Truthful Diary of A Sicilian Housewife

I have been following Veronica Di Grigoli’s blog for a few years now, laughing along at the Sicilian Housewife’s  struggles and humorous confusion associated with day-to-day life in Sicily as an expat. Now the blog has become a wonderfully polished and hilarious laugh-out-loud-belly-laughing-thigh-slapping book and I cannot resist expressing my absolute delight! The Dangerously truthful diary…

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The poetry of Theresa Maggio

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One of the most surprising finds in my journey into Sicily was the discovery of the works of American journalist Theresa Maggio. Her concise poetic prose distils the true essence of Sicily in an almost intoxicating style. Maggio's intimate memoirs are delicate little stories which distil the essence of the character of the island. From…

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Conversations with Elio Vittorini and his critics

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Elio Vittorini’s Conversations in Sicily has been on my reading list for a while and I was delighted to find the original English translation in the Amazon Kindle store compete with an introduction from Ernest Hemingway so I immediately snapped it up. However, for some unknown reason, it was never delivered and after several emails,…

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Literary Islands: Giuseppe di Lampedusa

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Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s The Leopard (Il gattopardo) is my favourite Sicilian novel of all time. The sumptuous world of the Prince of Salina is a precious link to Sicily’s baroque aristocracy. It also inspired one of the best international cinematic productions with the classic 1963 film adaptation directed by Luchino Visconti starring Burt Lancaster as…

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