A collection of Sciascia's stories, brief and haunting: the realist tradition at its best. In one tale, a couple of men talk, cynically yet earnestly, about the etymology of the word 'mafia'; the reader comes to realise that he is eavesdropping on the mustings of a mafia boss and his underling.
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Hardback Editions
January 1985 : Hardback
| Title: The Wine-dark Sea Author(s): Leonardo Sciascia ISBN: 0-85635-556-9 / 978-0-85635-556-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Wine Dark Sea Author(s): Leonardo Sciascia Publisher: Granta Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Wine Dark Sea Author(s): Leonardo Sciascia ISBN: 1-86207-414-3 / 9781862074149 (UK edition) Publisher: Granta Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Wine-Dark Sea (New York Review Books Classics) Author(s): Leonardo Sciascia ISBN: 0-940322-53-6 / 978-0-940322-53-0 (USA edition) Publisher: NYRB Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Wine-Dark Sea Author(s): Leonardo Sciascia ISBN: 0-85635-783-9 / 978-0-85635-783-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Carcanet Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1988 : Paperback
| Title: The Wine-dark Sea (Paladin Books) Author(s): Leonardo Sciascia ISBN: 0-586-08659-5 / 978-0-586-08659-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Paladin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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