{"product_id":"the-moro-affair-and-the-mystery-of-majorana-paperback","title":"The Moro Affair: And the Mystery of Majorana - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonardo Sciascia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Robb\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn March 16, 1978 Aldo Moro, a former Prime Minister of Italy, was ambushed in Rome. Within three minutes the gang killed his escort and bundled Moro into one of three getaway cars. An hour later the terrorist group the Red Brigades announced that Moro was in their hands; on March 18 they said he would be tried in a \"people's court of justice.\" Seven weeks later Moro's body was discovered in the trunk of a car parked in the crowded center of Rome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moro Affair\u003c\/i\u003e presents a chilling picture of how a secretive government and a ruthless terrorist faction help to keep each other in business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included in this book is \"The Mystery of Majorana,\" Sciascia's fascinating investigation of the disappearance of a major Italian physicist during Mussolini's regime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonardo Sciascia\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-1989) was born in Racamulto, Sicily. Starting in the 1950s, he established himself in Italy as a novelist and essayist, and also as a controversial commentator on political affairs. Among his many other books are \u003ci\u003eSalt on the Wound\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of a Sicilian town, \u003ci\u003eThe Council of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, an historical novel, and\u003ci\u003e Todo Modo\u003c\/i\u003e, a book in a genre that Sciascia could be said to have invented: the metaphysical mystery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Robb\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Sicily\u003c\/i\u003e, which centers around the trial of notorious Sicilian mafiosi, as well as \u003ci\u003eM: The Man Who Became Caravaggio\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 175\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.08 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771265515808,"sku":"9781590170830","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57ee3fb124ae6e199d356fbc025243e5.webp?v=1780383815","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-moro-affair-and-the-mystery-of-majorana-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}