by Leonardo Sciascia · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483106747
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«El contexto» is the crime novel by Leonardo Sciascia, published by Maxi-Tusquets in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Inspector Rogas, who investigates the murder of a prosecutor in an imaginary country. As other enigmatic crimes occur, the investigation uncovers a web of political corruption reaching the highest spheres of power, in a sharp critique of impunity and power for its own sake.
It is number 135 in the Fábula collection. The work was originally published in 1971 under the title «Il contesto. Una parodia».
For readers of crime fiction and classics of Italian literature with a political backdrop.
Leonardo Sciascia was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including Porte Aperte, Cadaveri Eccellenti, Todo Modo and Il giorno della civetta.
