The Intellectual as a Detective: From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano

By Angelo Castagnino

The Intellectual as a Detective: From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano offers a fresh perspective on both Italian crime fiction and the role of the intellectual in Italian society. By analyzing the characterization of men of culture as investigators, this book addresses their social commitment in a period that goes from the Sixties to today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433125188
• ISBN13: 9781433125188
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"