The day of the owl
The book was published on 1961, it is a detective novel that tokes about the Mafia , it is non-fiction, one book pervading Sicily and thirving on the silent collusion of its citizens who claim to see and hear nothing.
The autor
The autor of the book is Leonardo Sciascia who is considered one of the biggest literaty figures in the Ninetinecentury in Italy and Europe. He wrote intense stories about Sicily, theatrical texts, autobiographical prose and criticalessays focused on his passion for justice
The plot
The day Of the owl is about how the Mafia menages to sourvive with the help of code of silence in Sicilian life. The plot is set in the suth of Italy and is about the investigation into the Mafiaordered murder of costruction boss Salvatore Colasberna in Sicily.
Main character
The main character is Captain Bellodi who is a idealistic police officer from northen Italy, he believes in justice and the law, contrasting with the corrupt reality in Sicily.
The lenguage and style
The lenguage used in the novel is simple but often tought because the novel tokes about a complex situation, it has a lot of dialogues of the main character. The style is informal and is often sad but spmetimes are funny are funny.
My opinion
I had to read this book for the Christmas holidays an I chose it because I like detective stories and because this book is a work that denunces the impotence of inditutions and the collusion between the mafia and power, forcing the reader to confront an uncomfortable and disturbing reality.
One significat quote from the book
"The truth is at the bottom of a well: you look into a well and see the sun or the moon; but if you jump down there's no more sun and moon, there's the truth."
Traslation
"La verità è nel fondo di un pozzo: lei guarda in un pozzo e vede il sole e la luna; ma se si butta giù non c'è più nè il sole nè la luna, c'è la verità."
Thank you for your attention
The day of the owl
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Created on February 20, 2026
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Transcript
The day of the owl
The book was published on 1961, it is a detective novel that tokes about the Mafia , it is non-fiction, one book pervading Sicily and thirving on the silent collusion of its citizens who claim to see and hear nothing.
The autor
The autor of the book is Leonardo Sciascia who is considered one of the biggest literaty figures in the Ninetinecentury in Italy and Europe. He wrote intense stories about Sicily, theatrical texts, autobiographical prose and criticalessays focused on his passion for justice
The plot
The day Of the owl is about how the Mafia menages to sourvive with the help of code of silence in Sicilian life. The plot is set in the suth of Italy and is about the investigation into the Mafiaordered murder of costruction boss Salvatore Colasberna in Sicily.
Main character
The main character is Captain Bellodi who is a idealistic police officer from northen Italy, he believes in justice and the law, contrasting with the corrupt reality in Sicily.
The lenguage and style
The lenguage used in the novel is simple but often tought because the novel tokes about a complex situation, it has a lot of dialogues of the main character. The style is informal and is often sad but spmetimes are funny are funny.
My opinion
I had to read this book for the Christmas holidays an I chose it because I like detective stories and because this book is a work that denunces the impotence of inditutions and the collusion between the mafia and power, forcing the reader to confront an uncomfortable and disturbing reality.
One significat quote from the book
"The truth is at the bottom of a well: you look into a well and see the sun or the moon; but if you jump down there's no more sun and moon, there's the truth."
Traslation
"La verità è nel fondo di un pozzo: lei guarda in un pozzo e vede il sole e la luna; ma se si butta giù non c'è più nè il sole nè la luna, c'è la verità."
Thank you for your attention