The Invention of Sicily
A Mediterranean History

Glad I finally read it!! I really enjoyed it - an interesting and accessible historical introduction to a place I know little about. I wish there had been pictures included as I kept pausing to google, say, the graffiti in the cells of prisoners of the Inquisition.......more

I wish all of my Sicilian family members would read this. While I know it could go into deeper detail, it gave me a great basis for understanding more about why my family may have left Sicily when they did. It helps me understand more why I was plagued by racial and derogatory comments while growing......more

I will admit it - in reading about Italy and trying to prepare for when travel there is finally permitted, I have tended to favor the north, especially Florence and Tuscany. Why? It is sometimes hard to tell. There is so much interesting in Florence. Rome has extraordinary history too, perhaps so mu......more

This book focuses on the cultural history of Sicily as well as the current issues that the small island faces. As an American born child of Sicilian parents, I found it especially interesting to listen to. I have family that lives in Sicily and when we visited, I saw many of the places discussed. Th......more

Sicilië is fascinerend; dit boek wat minder.......more