Leonardo Sciascia from Racalmuto

27th July 2016

Racalmuto a small Sicilian town is famous for Leonardo Sciascia. His statue is located on the main street in the town.

The writer and me..

Leonardo Sciascia was born on January 8, 1921 – and died in November 20, 1989. He  was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including Open Doors (1990), Cadaveri Eccellenti (1976) and Il giorno della civetta (1968).