COLPEVOLE: DIARY OF A VENDETTA

by Domenico Rubino, Ed Walker (Translator)

Domenico Rubino's novel takes us to Sicily, an island he knows well. The story begins on a beach in Callia, a small village near Agrigento / Sicily. On the sand lies the body of Nico Amato. Across the Atlantic, Joe "Beppe" Colpevole, the biological father of this young Sicilian living in New York, learns of his death. Intrigued by the mystery surrounding his son's death, he discovers that he was murdered.This touching tale by Domenico Rubino is the narrative text to describe with nuance and talent the complexity of Sicilian society, the unexpressed poisonous atmospheres, the secret conversations, under the velvet of words, the violence of mafia families. During his investigation, Joe meets Ada, a young African prostitute who dreams of another life. "Colpevole" is a work inhabited by melancholy, born of an awareness of the fleetingness of existence, and the fragility of beings. Domenico Rubino, driven by the nostalgia for the island of his childhood and origins, Sicily, offers a fluid and effective narrative.

114 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2022