Italian literature

The Smell of the Night

Inspector Montalbano (US editions) #6

by Andrea Camilleri

The number of Inspector Montalbano fans will continue to grow with this ingenious new novel featuring the earthy and urbane Sicilian detective. Half the retirees in Vig`ata have invested their savings with a...

Involuntary Witness

Guido Guerrieri #1

by Gianrico Carofiglio & Patrick Creagh

A black immigrant is accused of child murder in Italy; the court procedural is tainted with racism.

The Snack Thief

Inspector Montalbano (US editions) #3

by Andrea Camilleri

In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive Sicilian detective exposes a viper's nest of government corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new...

The Shape of Water

Inspector Montalbano (US editions) #1

by Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri's novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation and have been translated from Italian into eight languages, ranging from Dutch to Japanese. The Shape of Water is...

The Terra-Cotta Dog

Inspector Montalbano (US editions) #2

by Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano has garnered millions of fans worldwide with his sardonic take on Sicilian life. Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious têtê à têtê with a Mafioso, some...

Excursion to Tindari

Inspector Montalbano (US editions) #5

by Andrea Camilleri

Following the long-running success he has enjoyed on bestseller lists in Europe, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is now winning over American readers and critics alike as “one of the most engaging protagonists...

God's Mountain

by De Luca, Erri

This is a story told by a boy in his thirteenth year, recorded in his secret diary. His life is about to change; his world, about to open. He lives in Montedidio-God's Mountain-a cluster of alleys in the heart...

Pinocchio

by Carlo Collodi

Once there was a lonely woodcutter named Geppetto-who dreamed of having a boy of his own. So one day he carved a boy out of wood and named him Pinocchio.

When the puppet comes to life, it's Geppetto's dream come...

Pinocchio

by Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio plays pranks upon the kindly woodcarver Geppetto, is duped by the Fox and the Cat, kills the pedantic Talking Cricket, and narrowly escapes death, with the help of the blue-haired Fairy. A wooden puppet...

Rispondimi

by Susanna Tamaro

Susanna Tamaro’s writing has deeply affected people throughout the world. Though her voice is unique and her stories firmly rooted in her native Italy, the power of her words and her understanding of human...