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To Each HIs Own by, Leonardo Sciascia.
We are reading To Each His Own in celebration of Leonardo Sciascia's birthday: January 18, 1921 " The truth is at the bottom of a well. You look in a well, and you see the sun or the moon, but if you jump in, there's no longer the sun or the moon; there's the truth." Leonardo Sciascia Documentary which profiles a new wave of Italian crime fiction that has emerged to challenge the conventions of the detective novel. There are no happy endings in these noir tales, only revelations about Italy's dark heart - a world of corruption, unsolved murders and the mafia. Italian version of To Each His Own - come see the English version on January 8, 2022 A Ciascuno il Suo - Full Movie English subtitles https://www.britannica.com/video/183275/Todomodo-study-work-Leonardo-Sciascia-life
CARABINIERI: a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
ReplyDeleteIMBECILIC: A person with moderate to severe intellectual disability having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision.
ReplyDeleteSACRISTY: a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept.
ReplyDeleteVICISSITUDE: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
ReplyDeleteGINNASIO: Liceo classico or Ginnasio (literally classical lyceum) is the oldest, public secondary school type in Italy. Its educational curriculum spans over five years, when students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age.
ReplyDeletePUNCTILIO: a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
ReplyDeleteGAINSAID: to declare false or to contradict.
ReplyDeleteAMPHORA: a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.
ReplyDeleteFARCICAL: of, relating to, or resembling farce
ReplyDeletePRURIENCE: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
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