The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History by Jamie MackayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book a lot. Having grown up in Northern Italy, I confess I knew embarrassingly little about Sicily, and this book did a nice job of showing its importance and its place in history.
Placing all the different conquerors and rulers in a timeline and in context was helpful, as well as learning about the progress of people banding together against these rulers, to becoming organized outlaws and eventually (through twists and turns) giving rise to the mafia.
Also now I want to re-read Il Gattopardo.
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