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"Ο δικαστής Σούρρα" του Αντρέα Καμιλλέρι. Η ιστορία ενός ηρώα που δε γνώριζε ότι ήταν ήρωας. Η ιστορία εκτυλίσσεται στη Σικελία αμέσως μετά την ιταλική ενοποίηση.
"Η Πιτσιρίκα" του Κάρλο Λουκαρέλλι. Ένας παράξενος δικαστής και ένας ακόμη πιο παράξενος βοηθός στην Μπολόνια το 1980.
"Το τριπλό όνειρο του εισαγγελέα" του Τζανκάρλο ντε Κατάλντο. Μια σύγχρονη ιστορία από τη Νόβερε.
Ο δικαστής Εφίζιο Σούρρα βρέθηκε με δυσμενή μετάθεση από το Τορίνο στη Μοντελούζα. Με τον άσπιλο και αμόλυντο χαρακτήρα του και το πείσμα του κέρδισε την πρώτη μάχη της ενωμένης Ιταλίας ενάντια στην Αδελφότητα, που δεν είχε γίνει ακόμη "Μαφία".
Μια νεαρή δικαστής μπαίνει απρόσμενα στην παρανομία, βρίσκεται στη μέση ενός πολέμου με πραγματικά πυρά, στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του '70.
Ένας εισαγγελέας μια ζωή μονομαχεί με τον δήμαρχο της Νόβερε, και πάντα χάνει: μέχρι τη στιγμή που ανακαλύπτει ότι η μονομαχία γίνεται με άνισα όπλα.
Ο Καμιλλέρι, ο Λουκαρέλλι και ο Ντε Κατάλντο, τρεις εμβληματικές μορφές του σύγχρονου νουάρ μυθιστορήματος, ερευνούν έναν ανθρώπινο χαρακτήρα που βρίσκεται στο σταυροδρόμι του καλού με το κακό, σε μια ιστορία που εξελίσσεται σε τρεις διαφορετικές χρονικές περιόδους της Ιταλίας. (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)
"Η Πιτσιρίκα" του Κάρλο Λουκαρέλλι. Ένας παράξενος δικαστής και ένας ακόμη πιο παράξενος βοηθός στην Μπολόνια το 1980.
"Το τριπλό όνειρο του εισαγγελέα" του Τζανκάρλο ντε Κατάλντο. Μια σύγχρονη ιστορία από τη Νόβερε.
Ο δικαστής Εφίζιο Σούρρα βρέθηκε με δυσμενή μετάθεση από το Τορίνο στη Μοντελούζα. Με τον άσπιλο και αμόλυντο χαρακτήρα του και το πείσμα του κέρδισε την πρώτη μάχη της ενωμένης Ιταλίας ενάντια στην Αδελφότητα, που δεν είχε γίνει ακόμη "Μαφία".
Μια νεαρή δικαστής μπαίνει απρόσμενα στην παρανομία, βρίσκεται στη μέση ενός πολέμου με πραγματικά πυρά, στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του '70.
Ένας εισαγγελέας μια ζωή μονομαχεί με τον δήμαρχο της Νόβερε, και πάντα χάνει: μέχρι τη στιγμή που ανακαλύπτει ότι η μονομαχία γίνεται με άνισα όπλα.
Ο Καμιλλέρι, ο Λουκαρέλλι και ο Ντε Κατάλντο, τρεις εμβληματικές μορφές του σύγχρονου νουάρ μυθιστορήματος, ερευνούν έναν ανθρώπινο χαρακτήρα που βρίσκεται στο σταυροδρόμι του καλού με το κακό, σε μια ιστορία που εξελίσσεται σε τρεις διαφορετικές χρονικές περιόδους της Ιταλίας. (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)
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About the author
Andrea Camilleri
430 books2,464 followersAndrea Camilleri was an Italian writer. He is considered one of the greatest Italian writers of both 20th and 21st centuries.
Originally from Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Camilleri began studies at the Faculty of Literature in 1944, without concluding them, meanwhile publishing poems and short stories. Around this time he joined the Italian Communist Party.
From 1948 to 1950 Camilleri studied stage and film direction at the Silvio D'Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, and began to take on work as a director and screenwriter, directing especially plays by Pirandello and Beckett. As a matter of fact, his parents knew Pirandello and were even distant friends, as he tells in his essay on Pirandello "Biography of the changed son". His most famous works, the Montalbano series show many pirandellian elements: for example, the wild olive tree that helps Montalbano think, is on stage in his late work "The giants of the mountain"
With RAI, Camilleri worked on several TV productions, such as Inspector Maigret with Gino Cervi. In 1977 he returned to the Academy of Dramatic Arts, holding the chair of Movie Direction, and occupying it for 20 years.
In 1978 Camilleri wrote his first novel Il Corso Delle Cose ("The Way Things Go"). This was followed by Un Filo di Fumo ("A Thread of Smoke") in 1980. Neither of these works enjoyed any significant amount of popularity.
In 1992, after a long pause of 12 years, Camilleri once more took up novel-writing. A new book, La Stagione della Caccia ("The Hunting Season") turned out to be a best-seller.
In 1994 Camilleri published the first in a long series of novels: La forma dell'Acqua (The Shape of Water) featured the character of Inspector Montalbano, a fractious Sicilian detective in the police force of Vigàta, an imaginary Sicilian town. The series is written in Italian but with a substantial sprinkling of Sicilian phrases and grammar. The name Montalbano is an homage to the Spanish writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán; the similarities between Montalban's Pepe Carvalho and Camilleri's fictional detective are remarkable. Both writers make great play of their protagonists' gastronomic preferences.
This feature provides an interesting quirk which has become something of a fad among his readership even in mainland Italy. The TV adaptation of Montalbano's adventures, starring the perfectly-cast Luca Zingaretti, further increased Camilleri's popularity to such a point that in 2003 Camilleri's home town, Porto Empedocle - on which Vigàta is modelled - took the extraordinary step of changing its official denomination to that of Porto Empedocle Vigàta, no doubt with an eye to capitalising on the tourism possibilities thrown up by the author's work.
In 1998 Camilleri won the Nino Martoglio International Book Award.
Camilleri lived in Rome where he worked as a TV and theatre director. About 10 million copies of his novels have been sold to date, and are becoming increasingly popular in the UK and North America.
In addition to the degree of popularity brought him by the novels, in recent months Andrea Camilleri has become even more of a media icon thanks to the parodies aired on an RAI radio show, where popular comedian, TV-host and impression artist Fiorello presents him as a raspy voiced, caustic character, madly in love with cigarettes and smoking (Camilleri is well-known for his love of tobacco).
He received an honorary degree from University of Pisa in 2005.
Originally from Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Camilleri began studies at the Faculty of Literature in 1944, without concluding them, meanwhile publishing poems and short stories. Around this time he joined the Italian Communist Party.
From 1948 to 1950 Camilleri studied stage and film direction at the Silvio D'Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, and began to take on work as a director and screenwriter, directing especially plays by Pirandello and Beckett. As a matter of fact, his parents knew Pirandello and were even distant friends, as he tells in his essay on Pirandello "Biography of the changed son". His most famous works, the Montalbano series show many pirandellian elements: for example, the wild olive tree that helps Montalbano think, is on stage in his late work "The giants of the mountain"
With RAI, Camilleri worked on several TV productions, such as Inspector Maigret with Gino Cervi. In 1977 he returned to the Academy of Dramatic Arts, holding the chair of Movie Direction, and occupying it for 20 years.
In 1978 Camilleri wrote his first novel Il Corso Delle Cose ("The Way Things Go"). This was followed by Un Filo di Fumo ("A Thread of Smoke") in 1980. Neither of these works enjoyed any significant amount of popularity.
In 1992, after a long pause of 12 years, Camilleri once more took up novel-writing. A new book, La Stagione della Caccia ("The Hunting Season") turned out to be a best-seller.
In 1994 Camilleri published the first in a long series of novels: La forma dell'Acqua (The Shape of Water) featured the character of Inspector Montalbano, a fractious Sicilian detective in the police force of Vigàta, an imaginary Sicilian town. The series is written in Italian but with a substantial sprinkling of Sicilian phrases and grammar. The name Montalbano is an homage to the Spanish writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán; the similarities between Montalban's Pepe Carvalho and Camilleri's fictional detective are remarkable. Both writers make great play of their protagonists' gastronomic preferences.
This feature provides an interesting quirk which has become something of a fad among his readership even in mainland Italy. The TV adaptation of Montalbano's adventures, starring the perfectly-cast Luca Zingaretti, further increased Camilleri's popularity to such a point that in 2003 Camilleri's home town, Porto Empedocle - on which Vigàta is modelled - took the extraordinary step of changing its official denomination to that of Porto Empedocle Vigàta, no doubt with an eye to capitalising on the tourism possibilities thrown up by the author's work.
In 1998 Camilleri won the Nino Martoglio International Book Award.
Camilleri lived in Rome where he worked as a TV and theatre director. About 10 million copies of his novels have been sold to date, and are becoming increasingly popular in the UK and North America.
In addition to the degree of popularity brought him by the novels, in recent months Andrea Camilleri has become even more of a media icon thanks to the parodies aired on an RAI radio show, where popular comedian, TV-host and impression artist Fiorello presents him as a raspy voiced, caustic character, madly in love with cigarettes and smoking (Camilleri is well-known for his love of tobacco).
He received an honorary degree from University of Pisa in 2005.
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September 1, 2018
Ένας δικαστής, μια ανακρίτρια και ένας εισαγγελέας (από τρεις διαφορετικές περιόδους της Ιταλίας), ευσυνείδητοι και έντιμοι, τα βάζουν με το οργανωμένο έγκλημα και την τοπική διαφθορά. Και αυτό παιδάκια λέγεται fiction, ελληνιστί μυθοπλασία.
July 26, 2019
Three short stories by three authors (Andrea Camilleri, Giancarlo De Cataldo and Carlo Lucarelli), where each writes about a judge who takes up the fight with the mafia on a small scale.
What these judges from different eras have in common is that everyone beats the current mafia boss of the community with his own weapons. The judges are not intimidated by the mafia methods. Each one of them can finally achieve a small victory, even if other mafia guys leap right into the breach.
I can only recommend this book.
What these judges from different eras have in common is that everyone beats the current mafia boss of the community with his own weapons. The judges are not intimidated by the mafia methods. Each one of them can finally achieve a small victory, even if other mafia guys leap right into the breach.
I can only recommend this book.
July 19, 2025
Τρεις ιστορίες καλογραμμένες και ιδιαίτερα έξυπνες.
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March 17, 2018Tre gustosi racconti su tre diverse figure di giudici, impegnati contro mafia, servizi segreti, amici d'infanzia corrotti e corruttori.
Camilleri, autore del primo racconto, descrive la figura di quel che sembra un giudice incorruttibile e dal coraggio stupefacente in una Sicilia vinta ormai dalla 'maffia'. Un giudice sardo che viene dal Piemonte, che i...rride quasi 'agli uomini d'onore' e al loro codice di comportamento, ignorando così la mafia tutta e ignorandola l'annienta. Bella idea, fosse applicabile!!
Lucarelli, con 'La bambina', si immerge nella contemporanietà di fondi illeciti che finanziano servizi segreti...deviati? e qui il giudice si riscopre capace di rischiare la sua deontologia professionale e l'idea stessa di giustizia, pur di ottenere un risultato. Risultato del risultato, come sempre ci mostra Lucarelli anche nei suoi lavori televisivi, è certa immobilità del tutto.
De Cataldo è ancora autore sconosciuto per me, ha stile nuovo a cui mi sono avvicinata piano, ma che mi ha lasciata favorevolmente impressionata. La sua è una scrittura piena di piccole azioni, ripetute a volte, che fanno muovere il protagonista dentro e fuori se stesso, nel presente e nel passato, con questi tre sogni sul proprio lavoro e su quello che in fondo è lui, un procuratore in lotta perenne contro il male.
Camilleri, autore del primo racconto, descrive la figura di quel che sembra un giudice incorruttibile e dal coraggio stupefacente in una Sicilia vinta ormai dalla 'maffia'. Un giudice sardo che viene dal Piemonte, che i...rride quasi 'agli uomini d'onore' e al loro codice di comportamento, ignorando così la mafia tutta e ignorandola l'annienta. Bella idea, fosse applicabile!!
Lucarelli, con 'La bambina', si immerge nella contemporanietà di fondi illeciti che finanziano servizi segreti...deviati? e qui il giudice si riscopre capace di rischiare la sua deontologia professionale e l'idea stessa di giustizia, pur di ottenere un risultato. Risultato del risultato, come sempre ci mostra Lucarelli anche nei suoi lavori televisivi, è certa immobilità del tutto.
De Cataldo è ancora autore sconosciuto per me, ha stile nuovo a cui mi sono avvicinata piano, ma che mi ha lasciata favorevolmente impressionata. La sua è una scrittura piena di piccole azioni, ripetute a volte, che fanno muovere il protagonista dentro e fuori se stesso, nel presente e nel passato, con questi tre sogni sul proprio lavoro e su quello che in fondo è lui, un procuratore in lotta perenne contro il male.
August 14, 2019
Three short stories all on the theme of judges dealing with some of the in-baked institutional problems facing Italy.
Camilleri's was my favourite because he was clever about dealing that with the theme, not to mention I just like the way he writes. I like Lucarelli's writing too, but the third story was a little unsatisfying because of all the dreams. Still worth reading though.
Camilleri's was my favourite because he was clever about dealing that with the theme, not to mention I just like the way he writes. I like Lucarelli's writing too, but the third story was a little unsatisfying because of all the dreams. Still worth reading though.
May 10, 2019
Three different stories about quite different judges by three of Italy's best known crime writers. I've been familiar with Andrea Camilleri and Carlo Lucarelli for a while - or in Camilleri's case, for a long time. The third author was new to me. And while I really enjoyed reading Camilleri's and Lucarelli's stories, the third one was ok but not nearly as good as the other two. Still, those two stories are worth reading the book alone.
July 5, 2015
'Judges', a nice anthology of novellas by three of Italy's most accomplished crime writers, is a treat for fans of the genre.
Each of the book's trio of stories presents a different judicial protagonist and deals with issues of social, legal and political corruption in a country notorious for the powerful and treacherous reach of its criminal elements. As a helpful translator's note points out by way of introduction, in Italy the term 'judge', rather than limiting itself strictly to the magistrates who preside over court cases, is actually something of an umbrella term that stretches to include public prosecutors.
Andrea Camilleri, renowned author of the acclaimed Montalbano series, opens the collection with a delightfully humorous story set in 19th century Sicily in the immediate aftermath of Reunification. Judge Surra, a sweet-toothed man of underwhelming appearance and a certain wide-eyed innocence, travels from Turin to restore lawful stability to the town of Montelusa. There, he quickly discovers the pleasures of the local cuisine, particularly cannoli, the ricotta-filled pastries. But when he crosses the local mafia chief, Don Nené, something has to give. An assassination attempt costs him a good hat, and an arson attack on his office burns down everything but four precious files. But while Judge Surra impresses the town with a blissfully detached calm in the face of menace, he is also possessed of a solid nerve, and a scrupulous sense of right and wrong.
The second novella, Carlo Lucarelli's 'The Bambina' favours a more hard-edged realism. In 1980, a young female judge, Valentina Lorenzini, in taking up her first posting as an examining magistrates at the Bologna Law Court, has been assigned a bodyguard, a veteran cop named 'Ferro' Ferrucci. Her case is nothing, a fraudulent bankruptcy case, so the ambush that puts her into a week-long coma makes no sense. Ferro blames himself, but when he recognises the would-be assassin, dressed in police garb and arriving with backup at the hospital, he plucks the Bambina from her bed and secretes her with a clandestine doctor. By the time she wakes, her rescuer is no longer in the picture, and it soon becomes clear that nothing is quite as it seems. This novella, probably the pick of the three, is beautifully paced, ripe with tension and packing some truly hard-hitting twists.
'The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor' by Giancarlo De Cataldo closes this anthology in an unusual way, with a Groundhog Day-type story that melds fantasy with fact. Straight-laced Ottavio Mandati and his bullying and deceitful nemesis, Pierfiliberto Berazzi-Perdico, nurture a hatred for one another dating back to their schooldays. Now, Pierfiliberto is the all-powerful mayor of their hometown, Novere, involved in all kinds of dirty dealings but beloved by the people, while Mandati, as Chief Prosecutor, attempts to bring the scoundrel to justice. But when, ahead of the latest court investigation, the mayor suffers a couple of failed attempts on his life, the case seems suddenly very complicated. For Mandati, danger insinuates even his dreams, and he needs to watch his step.
Each of the book's trio of stories presents a different judicial protagonist and deals with issues of social, legal and political corruption in a country notorious for the powerful and treacherous reach of its criminal elements. As a helpful translator's note points out by way of introduction, in Italy the term 'judge', rather than limiting itself strictly to the magistrates who preside over court cases, is actually something of an umbrella term that stretches to include public prosecutors.
Andrea Camilleri, renowned author of the acclaimed Montalbano series, opens the collection with a delightfully humorous story set in 19th century Sicily in the immediate aftermath of Reunification. Judge Surra, a sweet-toothed man of underwhelming appearance and a certain wide-eyed innocence, travels from Turin to restore lawful stability to the town of Montelusa. There, he quickly discovers the pleasures of the local cuisine, particularly cannoli, the ricotta-filled pastries. But when he crosses the local mafia chief, Don Nené, something has to give. An assassination attempt costs him a good hat, and an arson attack on his office burns down everything but four precious files. But while Judge Surra impresses the town with a blissfully detached calm in the face of menace, he is also possessed of a solid nerve, and a scrupulous sense of right and wrong.
The second novella, Carlo Lucarelli's 'The Bambina' favours a more hard-edged realism. In 1980, a young female judge, Valentina Lorenzini, in taking up her first posting as an examining magistrates at the Bologna Law Court, has been assigned a bodyguard, a veteran cop named 'Ferro' Ferrucci. Her case is nothing, a fraudulent bankruptcy case, so the ambush that puts her into a week-long coma makes no sense. Ferro blames himself, but when he recognises the would-be assassin, dressed in police garb and arriving with backup at the hospital, he plucks the Bambina from her bed and secretes her with a clandestine doctor. By the time she wakes, her rescuer is no longer in the picture, and it soon becomes clear that nothing is quite as it seems. This novella, probably the pick of the three, is beautifully paced, ripe with tension and packing some truly hard-hitting twists.
'The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor' by Giancarlo De Cataldo closes this anthology in an unusual way, with a Groundhog Day-type story that melds fantasy with fact. Straight-laced Ottavio Mandati and his bullying and deceitful nemesis, Pierfiliberto Berazzi-Perdico, nurture a hatred for one another dating back to their schooldays. Now, Pierfiliberto is the all-powerful mayor of their hometown, Novere, involved in all kinds of dirty dealings but beloved by the people, while Mandati, as Chief Prosecutor, attempts to bring the scoundrel to justice. But when, ahead of the latest court investigation, the mayor suffers a couple of failed attempts on his life, the case seems suddenly very complicated. For Mandati, danger insinuates even his dreams, and he needs to watch his step.
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August 8, 2014
Andrea Camilleri, Carlo Lucarelli and Giancarlo De Cataldo each pen a short story in this collection of Italian crime fiction around the lives of three magistrates/judges dealing with the shady elements of Italian justice and political corruption.
I liked each account and would warmly recommend this set of novellas to you that will perhaps leave you wanting more. I personally love the world of Inspector Montalbano created by Andrea Camilleri and thinking of Michael Dibdin's Zen I think I have an inkling for such novels set in Italy.
December 12, 2015
Three short stories with judges as the main characters, all are good though the first is my favourite.
July 16, 2016
Excellent. Three novellas about honest judges in Italy.
December 30, 2017
Racconti(ni)
Racconti brevi. Dei tre, Camilleri, non essendo giudice racconta meglio di tutti le atmosfere da ufficio di frontiera, l'amministrazione di una parvenza di giustizia da parte di un magistrato "in prestito" a un territorio dove l'unica autorità riconosciuta è quella della "Fratellanza". E pur essendo temporaneo, con una leggerezza che viene scambiata per sprezzo del pericolo, avviene quello che per quei luoghi è un paradosso: la gente insorge, fa quadrato intorno all'uomo, il prepotente di turno viene ridotto alla gogna e finisce per autoesiliarsi. Nei tempi a venire, il giudice diventa leggenda nei ricordi della gente, incarnazione di un periodo nel quale la giustizia aveva un volto onesto, chiaro e incorruttibile. Il racconto di Lucarelli sembra uno dei tanti fatti di cronaca dei quali l'autore è famoso per essersene occupato. È un bravo giornalista, Lucarelli, ma ha uno stile ed una cadenza ripetitivi. L'ultimo capitolo di De Cataldo, l'unico dei tre magistrato nella vita e che a pieno titolo conosce il mestiere di cui di parla, è il più scialbo di tutti. Confuso, si affida alla chiave onirica senza riuscire a padroneggiarla. A mio modesto parere, la parte più riuscita sono i viaggi nel tempo che fu dei ricordi, quando i due protagonisti erano giovani e ancora lontani dalle diverse strade che avrebbero poi intrapreso.
Racconti brevi. Dei tre, Camilleri, non essendo giudice racconta meglio di tutti le atmosfere da ufficio di frontiera, l'amministrazione di una parvenza di giustizia da parte di un magistrato "in prestito" a un territorio dove l'unica autorità riconosciuta è quella della "Fratellanza". E pur essendo temporaneo, con una leggerezza che viene scambiata per sprezzo del pericolo, avviene quello che per quei luoghi è un paradosso: la gente insorge, fa quadrato intorno all'uomo, il prepotente di turno viene ridotto alla gogna e finisce per autoesiliarsi. Nei tempi a venire, il giudice diventa leggenda nei ricordi della gente, incarnazione di un periodo nel quale la giustizia aveva un volto onesto, chiaro e incorruttibile. Il racconto di Lucarelli sembra uno dei tanti fatti di cronaca dei quali l'autore è famoso per essersene occupato. È un bravo giornalista, Lucarelli, ma ha uno stile ed una cadenza ripetitivi. L'ultimo capitolo di De Cataldo, l'unico dei tre magistrato nella vita e che a pieno titolo conosce il mestiere di cui di parla, è il più scialbo di tutti. Confuso, si affida alla chiave onirica senza riuscire a padroneggiarla. A mio modesto parere, la parte più riuscita sono i viaggi nel tempo che fu dei ricordi, quando i due protagonisti erano giovani e ancora lontani dalle diverse strade che avrebbero poi intrapreso.
May 5, 2024
Μια πολύ ωραία και άκρως ψυχαγωγική ανθολογία τριών διηγημάτων, από τρεις κορυφαίους Ιταλούς συγγραφείς αστυνομικών ιστοριών. Στο "Ο δικαστής Σούρρα" του Καμιλέρι έχουμε έναν αδιάφθορο δικαστή με άγνοια κινδύνου, που τα βάζει με την Αδελφότητα, δηλαδή τη Μαφία. Στο "Η πιτσιρίκα" του Λουκαρέλι έχουμε μια νεαρή ανακρίτρια που κινδυνεύει να δολοφονηθεί και αναγκάζεται να μπει στην παρανομία, γιατί σκαλίζει υπερβολικά μια υπόθεση διαφθοράς που έχει αναλάβει. Και στην ιστορία με τον τίτλο "Το τριπλό όνειρο του εισαγγελέα" του Ντε Κατάλντο έχουμε έναν εισαγγελέα που μια ζωή (από τα παιδικά χρόνια ουσιαστικά!) μονομαχεί με τον διεφθαρμένο δήμαρχο της Νόβερε, χάνοντας κάθε μάχη, μέχρι που συνειδητοποιεί ότι η μονομαχία γίνεται με άνισα όπλα. Τρεις ιστορίες με διαφορετικό στιλ γραφής και ύφος, αλλά με πολλά κοινά στοιχεία, που έχουν να κάνουν με το δικαστικό σύστημα, την διαφθορά και τη σαπίλα των θεσμών. Πολύ ωραίες ιστορίες και οι τρεις, άκρως καλογραμμένες και ενδιαφέρουσες, με ικανοποιητική σκιαγράφηση χαρακτήρων για το μέγεθός τους, με κάποιες ωραίες σκηνές και με σούπερ ατμόσφαιρα. Και μπορώ να πω ότι μου άρεσαν εξίσου και οι τρεις, ειλικρινά δεν μπορώ να ξεχωρίσω εύκολα κάποια. Προτείνεται άνετα για μια ευχάριστη και ξεκούραστη ανάγνωση.
March 2, 2019
I enjoyed this trilogy immensely. Three Italian authors write about totally different aspects of the Italian legal system, and leave a vibrant impression of intimate knowledge of Italy, personal relationships, and the law.
Camilleri writes about Judge Surra, who moves to Montelusa, Sicily from Turin, in northern Italy. In a seemingly oblivious way, he encounters the local "brotherhood", and at the end of the story this reader was left puzzled as to whether this Judge could possibly be as clueless as he seems.
Lucarelli describes a veteran policeman who is assigned to a brand new lady judge, and the unexpected adventure that unfolds on her first day, which also happens to be her birthday. What she thinks is a boring bankruptcy case turns into an intimate encounter with the underworld.
Cataldo's story was perhaps the most satisfying for me, because he draws on childhood rivalries, intertwines them with a schoolteacher's illustrations of socialism and democracy, and then projects the main characters into adulthood, relying on the development of the story to reveal their true characters.
Camilleri writes about Judge Surra, who moves to Montelusa, Sicily from Turin, in northern Italy. In a seemingly oblivious way, he encounters the local "brotherhood", and at the end of the story this reader was left puzzled as to whether this Judge could possibly be as clueless as he seems.
Lucarelli describes a veteran policeman who is assigned to a brand new lady judge, and the unexpected adventure that unfolds on her first day, which also happens to be her birthday. What she thinks is a boring bankruptcy case turns into an intimate encounter with the underworld.
Cataldo's story was perhaps the most satisfying for me, because he draws on childhood rivalries, intertwines them with a schoolteacher's illustrations of socialism and democracy, and then projects the main characters into adulthood, relying on the development of the story to reveal their true characters.
May 31, 2018
A short book containing three stories written by three different Italian writers. Having read Andrea Camilleri, I got exactly what I expected. A quick and quircky tale, set in Sicily, embodying the nature and culture of this Italian island. Set shortly after the Italian reunification, it was an interesting historical lesson about an honest judge, written with the wry humor of Camilleri. The second story was written by Carlo Lucarelli, of whom I've only read one piece. Considered a master writer in Italy, his works are neither well known nor widely translated in America. But I did enjoy this short story, as well as the other short novel that I have read by Lucarelli. The third author, Giancarlo De Cataldo, was someone I have neither read nor was familiar with. Again, it was a story about an honest judge, opposing the corruption of a provincial city in Italy. A more psychological bent to the story, it did not mimic either Camilleri or Lucarelli, and was an enjoyable read. Little known, this book is the worth the effort to find and a very good read.
September 22, 2018
Three novellas - three crime story writers - three engaging stories.
(1) Judge Surra: when a judge arrives in Vigata to reactivate the court system, he unwittingly takes on a local mafia do - Don Nene - whom by sheer dumb luck, he manages to outfox at every turn.
(2) The Bambina: Ferro, a policaman in Bololgna in 1980, is on protective duty, assigned to a young female magistrate, Valentina Lorenzini. She is attacked, and Ferro is killed. Valentina investigates with the help of the criminal underworld.
(3) The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor: Novere, 1966 - there is a long and intense rivalry between Ottavio Mandari, the prosecutor, and Pierfiliberto Berazzi-Perdico, the mayor. Ottavio's dreams of beign defeated at every turn by his rival, see he making a career of prosecuting his rival. However, when more than one attempt is made on the life of the mayor, Ottavio becomes the prime suspect.
(1) Judge Surra: when a judge arrives in Vigata to reactivate the court system, he unwittingly takes on a local mafia do - Don Nene - whom by sheer dumb luck, he manages to outfox at every turn.
(2) The Bambina: Ferro, a policaman in Bololgna in 1980, is on protective duty, assigned to a young female magistrate, Valentina Lorenzini. She is attacked, and Ferro is killed. Valentina investigates with the help of the criminal underworld.
(3) The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor: Novere, 1966 - there is a long and intense rivalry between Ottavio Mandari, the prosecutor, and Pierfiliberto Berazzi-Perdico, the mayor. Ottavio's dreams of beign defeated at every turn by his rival, see he making a career of prosecuting his rival. However, when more than one attempt is made on the life of the mayor, Ottavio becomes the prime suspect.
December 21, 2022
Three satisfying stories by three different Italian writers in which judges attempt to deal with organised criminality with varying degrees of success.
The third one, ‘The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor’, was a tad muddling as I wasn’t sure whether I had read or had totally missed the second dream, and therefore wasn’t sure when I was in a dream and when I wasn’t.
Be that as it may, it didn’t stop the narrative joining its companion stories in articulating the dilemmas posed by cunning and tentacular criminality on the Italian legal fraternity who in turn are shown to adopt various tactics to overcome or try to overcome the machinations and formalised ruthless courtesies of the practitioners of the extra-legal, outlaw economy.
The third one, ‘The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor’, was a tad muddling as I wasn’t sure whether I had read or had totally missed the second dream, and therefore wasn’t sure when I was in a dream and when I wasn’t.
Be that as it may, it didn’t stop the narrative joining its companion stories in articulating the dilemmas posed by cunning and tentacular criminality on the Italian legal fraternity who in turn are shown to adopt various tactics to overcome or try to overcome the machinations and formalised ruthless courtesies of the practitioners of the extra-legal, outlaw economy.
January 3, 2021
"Giudici" di Camilleri - De Cataldo - Lucarelli
Tre racconti su chi ha scelto, nella vita, di amministrare la giustizia. Camilleri ci propone la storia del giudice Efisio Surra che arriva, da Torino, a Montelusa e, con la sua tenacia e la sua coerenza, vince la prima battaglia dell'Italia unita contro la "fratellanza".
Lucarelli racconta di un "giudice ragazzina" costretta ad agire in clandestinità con coraggio e determinazione.
De Cataldo narra di un procuratore che combatte da tutta la vita, fin dalle scuole elementari, contro un personaggio spregiudicato e apparentemente invincibile. Da leggere!
Tre racconti su chi ha scelto, nella vita, di amministrare la giustizia. Camilleri ci propone la storia del giudice Efisio Surra che arriva, da Torino, a Montelusa e, con la sua tenacia e la sua coerenza, vince la prima battaglia dell'Italia unita contro la "fratellanza".
Lucarelli racconta di un "giudice ragazzina" costretta ad agire in clandestinità con coraggio e determinazione.
De Cataldo narra di un procuratore che combatte da tutta la vita, fin dalle scuole elementari, contro un personaggio spregiudicato e apparentemente invincibile. Da leggere!
August 21, 2023
A triptych of short stories showing ways of looking at the pursuit and prosecution of organised crime in Italy. One author goes back in time and chooses light comedy and a character with a touch of Clouseau about him, but only a touch – he is outwardly naïve yet inwardly perhaps as cunning as a fox. The second is set firmly in the 1980s and prefers big city realism, violence and vicious corruption. While the third spreads the timescale from the 1960s to the present and brings an element of fantasy and dreams to combat the small town villain and his hirelings.
Andrea Camilleri's Judge Surra is set in Sicily at the end of the nineteenth century. Surra has been sent from Turin to help rebuild an effective legal system on the island. It is a gentle comedy with the cake loving judge seemingly blissfully unaware of the nature of the local mafia and its boss Don Nene. His ignorance saves him from threats and attempts on his life while his calmness in the face of what is meant to be frightening intimidation impresses the locals no end, and when Surra finally brings some allies of Don Nene to court his status as hero is confirmed.
The Bambina by Carlo Lucarelli is a hard-nosed and at times quite brutal tale which involves the protection of Valentina Lorenzini, the youngest examining magistrate at the Bologna Law Court, and the Bambina of the title, from the vengeance of a criminal gang involved in property and financial speculation. Because of her age and lack of experience it is thought that one police officer will be necessary for the duty. He pays for that with his life, but not before getting the wounded Bambina into a place of safety. She recovers and wants to fight back but, as the author hints, it is the way of Italian justice that such criminals can only be hindered and not defeated.
The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor by Giancarlo De Cataldo is the most complex and difficult, though in a playful way, as it is made up of part childhood memory, part dreams, and part the story of the rivalry between Prosecutor Ottavio Mandati and the corrupt town Mayor – and bully – Pierfiliberto Berazzi-Perdico. The Mayor is one of those teflon politicians who always manages to shrug off the accusations made against him. However, Mandati has finally managed to get hold of the phone tapping evidence – and kept it safe – which can trip him up.
A nice little collection. I enjoyed the realism of Lucarelli's story but Camilleri's humour almost won the day – but not quite. There is something not funny about organised crime.
Andrea Camilleri's Judge Surra is set in Sicily at the end of the nineteenth century. Surra has been sent from Turin to help rebuild an effective legal system on the island. It is a gentle comedy with the cake loving judge seemingly blissfully unaware of the nature of the local mafia and its boss Don Nene. His ignorance saves him from threats and attempts on his life while his calmness in the face of what is meant to be frightening intimidation impresses the locals no end, and when Surra finally brings some allies of Don Nene to court his status as hero is confirmed.
The Bambina by Carlo Lucarelli is a hard-nosed and at times quite brutal tale which involves the protection of Valentina Lorenzini, the youngest examining magistrate at the Bologna Law Court, and the Bambina of the title, from the vengeance of a criminal gang involved in property and financial speculation. Because of her age and lack of experience it is thought that one police officer will be necessary for the duty. He pays for that with his life, but not before getting the wounded Bambina into a place of safety. She recovers and wants to fight back but, as the author hints, it is the way of Italian justice that such criminals can only be hindered and not defeated.
The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor by Giancarlo De Cataldo is the most complex and difficult, though in a playful way, as it is made up of part childhood memory, part dreams, and part the story of the rivalry between Prosecutor Ottavio Mandati and the corrupt town Mayor – and bully – Pierfiliberto Berazzi-Perdico. The Mayor is one of those teflon politicians who always manages to shrug off the accusations made against him. However, Mandati has finally managed to get hold of the phone tapping evidence – and kept it safe – which can trip him up.
A nice little collection. I enjoyed the realism of Lucarelli's story but Camilleri's humour almost won the day – but not quite. There is something not funny about organised crime.
September 14, 2020
Trois histoires de juges écrites par trois étoiles du polar italien. Sur le thème de la corruption et de la mafia, ces trois histoires racontent les aléas de la justice italienne et les embûches qu'elle soit surmonter pour vaincre la corruption et les complots contre la machine judiciaire. Trois auteurs intéressants dont malheureusement seuls les romans d'Andrea Camilleri et de son commissaire Montalbano ont été traduits.
March 7, 2017
Non saprei dire perchè ma non mi ha coinvolta più di tanto questo libro. I primi due racconti sono molto carini, il terzo un po' meno a mio avviso. Ho, comunque, faticato molto a finirlo... boh. L'avrò preso tra le mani nel momento sbagliato. Gli autori sono quelli che sono per cui... non mi sento di non consigliarlo!! ;)
September 7, 2017
Three short stories by Italian crime writers- Andrea Camilleri , Carlo Lucarelli and Giancarlo de Cataldo.
Corruption on 19th century Italy , conspiracy on modern day Bologna and lifelong feuds between school colleagues.
The three stories are a treat and may set you off looking for more Italian crime tales.
Corruption on 19th century Italy , conspiracy on modern day Bologna and lifelong feuds between school colleagues.
The three stories are a treat and may set you off looking for more Italian crime tales.
October 23, 2024
This was a book I picked up in my local library (Dunfermline Carnegie Library). It was an enjoyable read. I’ve always enjoyed the Inspector Montalbano books by Andrea Camilleri and his novella was true to his style of writing and plot setting. The other 2 novella were also good, but my favourite was the “The Triple Dream of the Prosecutor” by Giancarlo De Catalado.
July 13, 2017
(A more accurate grade would be 3.80).
"Ogni volta che metteva piede in quel palazzo, Ottavio doveva farsi forza per non vomitare. Sedeva sul prodotto del malaffare. E in suo nome amministrava la giustizia." - a cynical yet poignant comment on judicial reality, at least from my perspective.
"Ogni volta che metteva piede in quel palazzo, Ottavio doveva farsi forza per non vomitare. Sedeva sul prodotto del malaffare. E in suo nome amministrava la giustizia." - a cynical yet poignant comment on judicial reality, at least from my perspective.
November 6, 2021
Είναι εξαιρετικό βιβλίο. Και οι τρεις ιστορίες κρατάνε το ενδιαφέρον του αναγνώστη και ταυτόχρονα είναι διδιακτικές. Με διαφορετικό ύφος η μία από την άλλη, και παρόλα αυτά δεν μπορείς να σταματησεις αν δεν το τελειώσεις.
October 18, 2017
Excellent stories. My favorite was Lucarelli's, then Camilleri's, then De Cataldo's.
February 12, 2019
2.5 stars
November 29, 2019
3 storie diverse di 3 autori differenti. A mio avviso molto bene Lucarelli, bene Camilleri, male De Cataldo. I racconti sono brevi e veloci, sì leggono con piacere.
May 9, 2020
Credevo meglio
August 19, 2022
Quattro stelle perché solo Camilleri meritava di più.
Mi ha sorpreso De Cataldo, racconto non all'altezza delle altre cose sue che ho letto.
Mi ha sorpreso De Cataldo, racconto non all'altezza delle altre cose sue che ho letto.
February 1, 2023
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