10 best Italian books in translation

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The Day of the Owl
1.  The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia
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  "Simply the best crime novel ever - no question"
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Christ Stopped at Eboli (Twentieth Century Classics)
2.  Christ Stopped at Eboli (Twentieth Century Classics) by Carlo Levi
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  "Evocative and sensitive insight tinto the problems of the South"
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The Leopard
3.  The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
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  "Dying throes of arostocratic Sicily pre Garibaldi"
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I'm Not Scared
4.  I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti
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  "A child makes a frightening discovery"
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The Shape of Water
5.  The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
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  "Meet Inspector Montalbano, a most unusual Sicilian policeman!"
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Equal Danger
6.  Equal Danger by Leonardo Sciascia
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  "A political thriller you will not put down"
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Conversations in Sicily
7.  Conversations in Sicily by Elio Vittorini
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  "A disenchanted Italian's journey back to his roots in Sicily"
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Almost Blue
8.  Almost Blue by Carlo Lucarelli
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  "Fast moving dark detective story with excellently drawn characters"
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To Each His Own (Black and White Series)
9.  To Each His Own (Black and White Series) by Leonardo Sciascia
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  "A chemist's curiosity gets him caught up in mafia intrigues"
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Excursion to Tindari
10.  Excursion to Tindari by Andrea Camilleri
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  "The latest Montalbano mystery written by the modern Sciascia"
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